Compounds for electronic devices

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates to compounds which are suitable for use in electronic devices, preferably organic electroluminescent devices.

RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a national stage application, filed pursuant to 35U.S.C. § 371, of PCT/EP2013/002343, filed Aug. 6, 2013, which claims thebenefit of European Patent Application No. 12006239.3, filed Sep. 4,2012, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

The present invention relates to a compound, to the use of the compoundin an electronic device, and to an electronic device comprising thecompound.

It is currently of interest to develop compounds with which improvedproperties of electronic devices in one or more relevant points can beachieved, such as, for example, power efficiency, lifetime or colourcoordinates of the emitted light.

In accordance with the present invention, the term electronic device istaken to mean in general electronic devices which comprise organicmaterials. In particular, these are taken to mean organic integratedcircuits (OICs), organic field-effect transistors (OFETs), organicthin-film transistors (OTFTs), organic light-emitting transistors(OLETs), organic solar cells (OSCs), organic optical detectors, organicphotoreceptors, organic field-quench devices (OFQDs), organiclight-emitting electrochemical cells (OLECs), organic laser diodes(O-lasers) and organic electroluminescent devices (OLEDs).

Of particular interest is the provision of compounds for use in thelast-mentioned electronic devices known as OLEDs. The general structureand the functional principle of OLEDs are known to the person skilled inthe art and are described, inter alia, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,539,507,5,151,629, EP 0676461 and WO 1998/27136.

Further improvements are still necessary with respect to the performancedata of OLEDs, in particular in view of broad commercial use, forexample in displays or as light sources. Of particular importance inthis connection are the lifetime, the efficiency and the operatingvoltage of the OLEDs and the colour values achieved. In particular inthe case of blue-emitting OLEDs, there is potential for improvement withrespect to the lifetime of the devices.

Of major importance in this connection is the choice of compoundemployed as dopant or as emitting compound in the OLED.

A multiplicity of compounds are known for this purpose from the priorart, in particular arylamines containing one or more condensed arylgroups.

Mention may be made here by way of example of the compounds disclosed inWO 2008/006449 and WO 2010/012328, which are based on an indenofluoreneskeleton in which one of the phenyl groups is extended to form a largeraryl group, for example to form a naphthyl or pyrenyl group. Thecompounds additionally contain an amino group, which represents anoptionally substituted diphenylamino group.

Although the compounds disclosed in the above-mentioned applications arevaluable functional compounds, they are not yet ideally suited for useas deep-blue emitters in OLEDs. In particular, the constantly increasingdemands mean that there is a continuous need for improvement withrespect to central device parameters, such as power efficiency andlifetime.

The novel compound defined below achieves this technical object.

The present invention relates to a compound of the formula (I), (II) or(III)

where:

-   -   Ar¹ is selected on each occurrence, identically or differently,        from an aromatic or heteroaromatic ring system having 5 to 30        aromatic ring atoms, which may be substituted by one or more        radicals R¹;    -   Ar² is on each occurrence, identically or differently, an aryl        or heteroaryl group having 10 to 30 aromatic ring atoms, which        may be substituted by one or more radicals R¹;    -   Ar^(a) is on each occurrence, identically or differently, an        aryl or heteroaryl group having 5 to 30 aromatic ring atoms,        which may be substituted by one or more radicals R¹;    -   R¹ is on each occurrence, identically or differently, H, D, F,        Cl, Br, I, C(═O)R², CN, Si(R²)₃, N(R²)₂, NO₂, P(═O)(R²)₂,        S(═O)R², S(═O)₂R², a straight-chain alkyl, alkoxy or thioalkyl        group having 1 to 20 C atoms or a branched or cyclic alkyl,        alkoxy or thioalkyl group having 3 to 20 C atoms or an alkenyl        or alkynyl group having 2 to 20 C atoms, where the        above-mentioned groups may each be substituted by one or more        radicals R² and where one or more CH₂ groups in the        above-mentioned groups may be replaced by —R²C═CR²—, —C≡C—,        Si(R²)₂, C═O, C═S, C═NR², —C(═O)O—, —C(═O)NR²—, NR², P(═O)(R²),        —O—, —S—, SO or SO₂ and where one or more H atoms in the        above-mentioned groups may be replaced by D, F, CI, Br, I, CN or        NO₂, or an aromatic or heteroaromatic ring system having 5 to 30        aromatic ring atoms, which may in each case be substituted by        one or more radicals R², or an aryloxy or heteroaryloxy group        having 5 to 30 aromatic ring atoms, which may be substituted by        one or more radicals R², where two or more radicals R¹ may be        linked to one another and may form a ring;    -   R² is on each occurrence, identically or differently, H, D, F,        Cl, Br, I, C(═O)R³, CN, Si(R³)₃, N(R³)₂, NO₂, P(═O)(R³)₂,        S(═O)R³, S(═O)₂R³, a straight-chain alkyl, alkoxy or thioalkyl        group having 1 to 20 C atoms or a branched or cyclic alkyl,        alkoxy or thioalkyl group having 3 to 20 C atoms or an alkenyl        or alkynyl group having 2 to 20 C atoms, where the        above-mentioned groups may each be substituted by one or more        radicals R³ and where one or more CH₂ groups in the        above-mentioned groups may be replaced by —R³C═CR³—, —C≡C—,        Si(R³)₂, C═O, C═S, C═NR³, —C(═O)O—, —C(═O)NR³—, NR³, P(═O)(R³),        —O—, —S—, SO or SO₂ and where one or more H atoms in the        above-mentioned groups may be replaced by D, F, Cl, Br, I, CN or        NO₂, or an aromatic or heteroaromatic ring system having 5 to 30        aromatic ring atoms, which may in each case be substituted by        one or more radicals R³, or an aryloxy or heteroaryloxy group        having 5 to 30 aromatic ring atoms, which may be substituted by        one or more radicals R³, where two or more radicals R² may be        linked to one another and may form a ring;    -   R³ is on each occurrence, identically or differently, H, D, F or        an aliphatic, aromatic or heteroaromatic organic radical having        1 to 20 C atoms, in which, in addition, one or more H atoms may        be replaced by D or F; two or more substituents R³ here may be        linked to one another and form a ring;    -   X is on each occurrence, identically or differently, BR¹,        C(R¹)₂, C(R¹)₂—C(R¹)₂, Si(R¹)₂, Si(R¹)₂—Si(R¹)₂, C═O, C═NR¹,        C═C(R¹)₂, C(═O)N(R¹), O, S, S═O, SO₂, NR¹, PR¹ or P(═O)R¹;    -   a is equal to 0 or 1;    -   b is equal to 0, 1 or 2;    -   m, n, o, p, q and r are on each occurrence, identically or        differently, 0 or 1; where, in the case where they are 0, a        group R¹ is bonded instead at the relevant positions to which        the corresponding group X is bonded;

where the sum of m and n is equal to 1 or 2, and the sum of o and p isequal to 1 or 2, and the sum of q and r is equal to 1 or 2.

The compound is highly suitable for use in OLEDs. In particular, it issuitable for use as deep-blue-emitting emitter compound. In particular,it results, on use in OLEDs, in an improvement with respect to thelifetime of the devices and/or the power efficiency.

General definitions of terms which apply for the purposes of the presentapplication are given below.

An aryl group in the sense of this invention contains 6 to 60 aromaticring atoms; a heteroaryl group in the sense of this invention contains 5to 60 aromatic ring atoms, at least one of which is a heteroatom. Theheteroatoms are preferably selected from N, O and S. This represents thebasic definition. If other preferences are indicated in the descriptionof the present invention, for example with respect to the number ofaromatic ring atoms or the heteroatoms present, these apply.

An aryl group or heteroaryl group here is taken to mean either a simplearomatic ring, i.e. benzene, or a simple heteroaromatic ring, forexample pyridine, pyrimidine or thiophene, or a condensed (annellated)aromatic or heteroaromatic polycycle, for example naphthalene,phenanthrene, quinoline or carbazole. A condensed (annellated) aromaticor heteroaromatic polycycle in the sense of the present applicationconsists of two or more simple aromatic or heteroaromatic ringscondensed with one another.

An aryl or heteroaryl group, which may in each case be substituted bythe above-mentioned radicals and which may be linked to the aromatic orheteroaromatic ring system via any desired positions, is taken to mean,in particular, groups derived from benzene, naphthalene, anthracene,phenanthrene, pyrene, dihydropyrene, chrysene, perylene, fluoranthene,benzanthracene, benzophenanthrene, tetracene, pentacene, benzopyrene,furan, benzofuran, isobenzofuran, dibenzofuran, thiophene,benzothiophene, isobenzothiophene, dibenzothiophene, pyrrole, indole,isoindole, carbazole, pyridine, quinoline, isoquinoline, acridine,phenanthridine, benzo-5,6-quinoline, benzo-6,7-quinoline,benzo-7,8-quinoline, phenothiazine, phenoxazine, pyrazole, indazole,imidazole, benzimidazole, naphthimidazole, phenanthrimidazole,pyridimidazole, pyrazinimidazole, quinoxalinimidazole, oxazole,benzoxazole, naphthoxazole, anthroxazole, phenanthroxazole, isoxazole,1,2-thiazole, 1,3-thiazole, benzothiazole, pyridazine, benzopyridazine,pyrimidine, benzopyrimidine, quinoxaline, pyrazine, phenazine,naphthyridine, azacarbazole, benzocarboline, phenanthroline,1,2,3-triazole, 1,2,4-triazole, benzotriazole, 1,2,3-oxadiazole,1,2,4-oxadiazole, 1,2,5-oxadiazole, 1,3,4-oxadiazole, 1,2,3-thiadiazole,1,2,4-thiadiazole, 1,2,5-thiadiazole, 1,3,4-thiadiazole, 1,3,5-triazine,1,2,4-triazine, 1,2,3-triazine, tetrazole, 1,2,4,5-tetrazine,1,2,3,4-tetrazine, 1,2,3,5-tetrazine, purine, pteridine, indolizine andbenzothiadiazole.

An aryloxy group in accordance with the definition of the presentinvention is taken to mean an aryl group, as defined above, which isbonded via an oxygen atom. An analogous definition applies toheteroaryloxy groups.

An aromatic ring system in the sense of this invention contains 6 to 60C atoms in the ring system. A heteroaromatic ring system in the sense ofthis invention contains 5 to 60 aromatic ring atoms, at least one ofwhich is a heteroatom. The heteroatoms are preferably selected from N, Oand/or S. An aromatic or heteroaromatic ring system in the sense of thisinvention is intended to be taken to mean a system which does notnecessarily contain only aryl or heteroaryl groups, but instead inwhich, in addition, a plurality of aryl or heteroaryl groups may beconnected by a non-aromatic unit (preferably less than 10% of the atomsother than H), such as, for example, an sp³-hybridised C, Si, N or Oatom, an sp²-hybridised C or N atom or an sp-hybridised C atom. Thus,for example, systems such as 9,9′-spirobifluorene, 9,9′-diarylfluorene,triarylamine, diaryl ether, stilbene, etc., are also intended to betaken to be aromatic ring systems in the sense of this invention, as aresystems in which two or more aryl groups are connected, for example, bya linear or cyclic alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl group or by a silyl group.Furthermore, systems in which two or more aryl or heteroaryl groups arelinked to one another via single bonds are also taken to be aromatic orheteroaromatic ring systems in the sense of this invention, such as, forexample, systems such as biphenyl, terphenyl or diphenyltriazine.

An aromatic or heteroaromatic ring system having 5-60 aromatic ringatoms, which may in each case also be substituted by radicals as definedabove and which may be linked to the aromatic or heteroaromatic groupvia any desired positions, is taken to mean, in particular, groupsderived from benzene, naphthalene, anthracene, benzanthracene,phenanthrene, benzophenanthrene, pyrene, chrysene, perylene,fluoranthene, naphthacene, pentacene, benzopyrene, biphenyl,biphenylene, terphenyl, terphenylene, quaterphenyl, fluorene,spirobifluorene, dihydrophenanthrene, dihydropyrene, tetrahydropyrene,cis- or trans-indenofluorene, truxene, isotruxene, spirotruxene,spiroisotruxene, furan, benzofuran, isobenzofuran, dibenzofuran,thiophene, benzothiophene, isobenzothiophene, dibenzothiophene, pyrrole,indole, isoindole, carbazole, indolocarbazole, indenocarbazole,pyridine, quinoline, isoquinoline, acridine, phenanthridine,benzo-5,6-quinoline, benzo-6,7-quinoline, benzo-7,8-quinoline,phenothiazine, phenoxazine, pyrazole, indazole, imidazole,benzimidazole, naphthimidazole, phenanthrimidazole, pyridimidazole,pyrazinimidazole, quinoxalinimidazole, oxazole, benzoxazole,naphthoxazole, anthroxazole, phenanthroxazole, isoxazole, 1,2-thiazole,1,3-thiazole, benzothiazole, pyridazine, benzopyridazine, pyrimidine,benzopyrimidine, quinoxaline, 1,5-diazaanthracene, 2,7-diazapyrene,2,3-diazapyrene, 1,6-diazapyrene, 1,8-diazapyrene, 4,5-diazapyrene,4,5,9,10-tetraazaperylene, pyrazine, phenazine, phenoxazine,phenothiazine, fluorubin, naphthyridine, azacarbazole, benzocarboline,phenanthroline, 1,2,3-triazole, 1,2,4-triazole, benzotriazole,1,2,3-oxadiazole, 1,2,4-oxadiazole, 1,2,5-oxadiazole, 1,3,4-oxadiazole,1,2,3-thiadiazole, 1,2,4-thiadiazole, 1,2,5-thiadiazole,1,3,4-thiadiazole, 1,3,5-triazine, 1,2,4-triazine, 1,2,3-triazine,tetrazole, 1,2,4,5-tetrazine, 1,2,3,4-tetrazine, 1,2,3,5-tetrazine,purine, pteridine, indolizine and benzothiadiazole, or combinations ofthese groups.

For the purposes of the present invention, a straight-chain alkyl grouphaving 1 to 40 C atoms or a branched or cyclic alkyl group having 3 to40 C atoms or an alkenyl or alkynyl group having 2 to 40 C atoms, inwhich, in addition, individual H atoms or CH₂ groups may be substitutedby the groups mentioned above under the definition of the radicals, ispreferably taken to mean the radicals methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, i-propyl,n-butyl, i-butyl, s-butyl, t-butyl, 2-methylbutyl, n-pentyl, s-pentyl,cyclopentyl, neopentyl, n-hexyl, cyclohexyl, neohexyl, n-heptyl,cycloheptyl, n-octyl, cyclooctyl, 2-ethylhexyl, trifluoromethyl,pentafluoroethyl, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl, ethenyl, propenyl, butenyl,pentenyl, cyclopentenyl, hexenyl, cyclohexenyl, heptenyl, cycloheptenyl,octenyl, cyclooctenyl, ethynyl, propynyl, butynyl, pentynyl, hexynyl oroctynyl. An alkoxy or thioalkyl group having 1 to 40 C atoms ispreferably taken to mean methoxy, trifluoromethoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy,i-propoxy, n-butoxy, i-butoxy, s-butoxy, t-butoxy, n-pentoxy, s-pentoxy,2-methylbutoxy, n-hexoxy, cyclohexyloxy, n-heptoxy, cycloheptyloxy,n-octyloxy, cyclooctyloxy, 2-ethylhexyloxy, pentafluoroethoxy,2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy, methylthio, ethylthio, n-propylthio,i-propylthio, n-butylthio, i-butylthio, s-butylthio, t-butylthio,n-pentylthio, s-pentylthio, n-hexylthio, cyclohexylthio, n-heptylthio,cycloheptylthio, n-octylthio, cyclooctylthio, 2-ethylhexylthio,trifluoromethylthio, pentafluoroethylthio, 2,2,2-trifluoroethylthio,ethenylthio, propenylthio, butenylthio, pentenylthio, cyclopentenylthio,hexenylthio, cyclohexenylthio, heptenylthio, cycloheptenylthio,octenylthio, cyclooctenylthio, ethynylthio, propynylthio, butynylthio,pentynylthio, hexynylthio, heptynylthio or octynylthio.

The formulation that two or more radicals may form a ring with oneanother is intended, for the purposes of the present application, to betaken to mean, inter alia, that the two radicals are linked to oneanother by a chemical bond. This is illustrated by the following scheme:

Furthermore, however, the above-mentioned formulation is also intendedto be taken to mean that, in the case where one of the two radicalsrepresents hydrogen, the second radical is bonded to the position towhich the hydrogen atom was bonded, with formation of a ring. This isintended to be illustrated by the following scheme:

Ar¹ is preferably selected on each occurrence, identically ordifferently, from an aromatic or heteroaromatic ring system having 5 to24 aromatic ring atoms, which may be substituted by one or more radicalsR¹. Ar¹ is particularly preferably an aromatic or heteroaromatic ringsystem having 6 to 18 aromatic ring atoms, which may be substituted byone or more radicals R¹.

Ar¹ is furthermore preferably an aryl or heteroaryl group having 6 to 16aromatic ring atoms which is substituted by one or more radicals R¹.

Ar¹ is very particularly preferably selected on each occurrence,identically or differently, from phenyl, naphthyl, anthracenyl,phenanthrenyl, pyrenyl, triphenylenyl, chrysenyl, biphenyl, terphenyl,fluorenyl, spirobifluorenyl, carbazolyl, dibenzofuranyl,dibenzothiophenyl or silafluorenyl, each of which may be substituted byone or more radicals R¹.

Ar¹ is furthermore preferably selected identically on each occurrence ina formula.

Ar² is preferably selected on each occurrence, identically ordifferently, from an aryl group having 10 to 22 aromatic ring atoms,which may be substituted by one or more radicals R¹, particularlypreferably from an aryl group having 10 to 18 aromatic ring atoms, whichmay be substituted by one or more radicals R¹.

Ar² is very particularly preferably selected from the following groupsof the formulae (Ar²-a) to (Ar²-h):

where the bonding positions to the radical of the formula may be at anydesired positions and where the groups may be substituted by one or moreradicals R¹. The bridge X with Ar² and the phenyl group preferably formsa five- or six-membered ring, particularly preferably a five-memberedring.

Ar² is furthermore preferably selected identically on each occurrence.

For the compounds of the formula (III), it is preferred for the groupAr² to be substituted by one or more groups R¹ selected from an aromaticor heteroaromatic ring system having 5 to 30 aromatic ring atoms, whichmay be substituted by one or more radicals R². The group Ar² on the leftin formula (III) is particularly preferably substituted by one or moregroups R¹ selected from an aromatic or heteroaromatic ring system having5 to 30 aromatic ring atoms, which may be substituted by one or moreradicals R². The substituents R¹ of the group Ar², in particular of theleft-hand group Ar² in formula (III), are particularly preferably arylor heteroaryl groups having 6 to 16 aromatic ring atoms, which may besubstituted by one or more radicals R².

The group Ar^(a) is preferably on each occurrence, identically ordifferently, an aryl or heteroaryl group having 5 to 18 aromatic ringatoms, particularly preferably 5 to 14 aromatic ring atoms, veryparticularly preferably 5 to 10 aromatic ring atoms, where Ar^(a) may besubstituted by one or more radicals R¹.

It is furthermore preferred for Ar^(a) to represent an aryl group having6 to 18 aromatic ring atoms, particularly preferably 6 to 14 aromaticring atoms and very particularly preferably 6 to 10 aromatic ring atoms,where Ar^(a) may be substituted by one or more radicals R¹.

Ar^(a) is furthermore preferably selected identically on eachoccurrence.

The group X is preferably on each occurrence, identically ordifferently, C(R¹)₂, C(R¹)₂—C(R¹)₂, Si(R¹)₂, Si(R¹)₂—Si(R¹)₂, O, S, NR¹or PR¹. X is particularly preferably on each occurrence, identically ordifferently, C(R¹)₂ or Si(R¹)₂, very particularly preferably C(R¹)₂.

R¹ is preferably on each occurrence, identically or differently, H, D,F, CN, Si(R²)₃, N(R²)₂, a straight-chain alkyl or alkoxy group having 1to 20 C atoms or a branched or cyclic alkyl or alkoxy group having 3 to20 C atoms, where the above-mentioned groups may each be substituted byone or more radicals R² and where one or more CH₂ groups in theabove-mentioned groups may be replaced by —C≡C—, —R²C═CR²—, Si(R²)₂,C═O, C═NR², —NR²—, —O—, —S—, —C(═O)O— or —C(═O)NR²—, or an aromatic orheteroaromatic ring system having 5 to 20 aromatic ring atoms, which mayin each case be substituted by one or more radicals R², where two ormore radicals R¹ may be linked to one another and may form a ring.

R¹ is particularly preferably selected on each occurrence, identicallyor differently, from H, D, F, CN, Si(R²)₃, a straight-chain alkyl grouphaving 1 to 8 C atoms or a branched or cyclic alkyl group having 3 to 8C atoms, where the alkyl groups may each be substituted by one or moreradicals R² and where one or more CH₂ groups in the alkyl groups may bereplaced by —C≡C—, —R²C═CR²—, Si(R²)₂, C═O or —O—, or an aryl orheteroaryl group having 6 to 16 aromatic ring atoms, which may in eachcase be substituted by one or more radicals R².

R¹ which is bonded to groups X, in particular groups X which representC(R¹)₂, is preferably selected on each occurrence, identically ordifferently, from alkyl groups having 1 to 10 C atoms, which may besubstituted by one or more radicals R², and aromatic or heteroaromaticring systems having 6 to 12 aromatic ring atoms, which may besubstituted by one or more radicals R². Two radicals R¹ which are bondedto the same group X, in particular in the case of groups X whichrepresent C(R¹)₂, may form a ring with one another.

R² is preferably on each occurrence, identically or differently, H, D,F, CN, Si(R³)₃, N(R³)₂, a straight-chain alkyl or alkoxy group having 1to 20 C atoms or a branched or cyclic alkyl or alkoxy group having 3 to20 C atoms, where the above-mentioned groups may each be substituted byone or more radicals R³ and where one or more CH₂ groups in theabove-mentioned groups may be replaced by —C≡C—, —R³C═CR³—, Si(R³)₂,C═O, C═NR³, —NR³—, —O—, —S—, —C(═O)O— or —C(═O)NR³—, or an aromatic orheteroaromatic ring system having 5 to 20 aromatic ring atoms, which mayin each case be substituted by one or more radicals R³, where two ormore radicals R² may be linked to one another and may form a ring.

R² is particularly preferably selected on each occurrence, identicallyor differently, from H, D, F, CN, a straight-chain alkyl group having 1to 8 C atoms or a branched or cyclic alkyl group having 3 to 8 C atoms,where the alkyl groups may each be substituted by one or more radicalsR² and where one or more CH₂ groups in the alkyl groups may be replacedby —C≡C—, —R³C═CR³—, Si(R³)₂, C═O or —O—, or an aryl or heteroaryl grouphaving 6 to 16 aromatic ring atoms, which may in each case besubstituted by one or more radicals R³.

It is furthermore preferred for a to be equal to 1.

It is furthermore preferred for b to be equal to 2.

It is furthermore preferred for the sum of m and n to be equal to 1.

It is furthermore preferred for the sum of o and p to be equal to 1.

It is furthermore preferred for the sum of q and r to be equal to 1.

It is furthermore preferred for m and p to be equal to 1 and for n and oto be equal to 0.

It is furthermore preferred for n and o to be equal to 1 and for m and pto be equal to 0.

Preferred embodiments of formula (I) conform to the following formulae(I-1) to (I-12):

where the symbols and indices occurring are as defined above. Thepreferred embodiments indicated above for the symbols and indicespreferably apply.

It is preferred in the above formulae for m and p to be equal to 1 andfor n and o to be equal to 0. Alternatively, it is preferred in theabove formulae for n and o to be equal to 1 and for m and p to be equalto 0.

Preferred embodiments of formula (II) conform to the following formulae(II-1) to (II-12):

where the symbols and indices occurring are as defined above and whereAr^(a) can be bonded to the terminal aryl group at any desired freeposition and where the terminal aryl group may be substituted by groupsR¹ at each of the other free positions.

The preferred embodiments indicated above for the symbols and indices,in particular those for Ar^(a), preferably apply.

It is preferred in the above formulae for m and p to be equal to 1 andfor n and o to be equal to 0. Alternatively, it is preferred for inabove formulae for n and o to be equal to 1 and for m and p to be equalto 0.

Preferred embodiments of formula (III) conform to the following formulae(III-1) to (III-4):

where the symbols and indices occurring are as defined above. Thepreferred embodiments indicated above for the symbols and indicespreferably apply.

Of the formulae (III-1) to (III-4) depicted, particular preference isgiven to formula (III-1).

It is preferred for the above-mentioned formulae for m and p to be equalto 1 and for n and o to be equal to 0. Alternatively, it is preferredfor in above formulae for n and o to be equal to 1 and for m and p to beequal to 0. It is furthermore preferred for in above formulae for q tobe equal to 0 and for r to be equal to 1. Alternatively, it is preferredfor the above-mentioned formulae for q to be equal to 1 and for r to beequal to 0.

It is furthermore preferred for the above-mentioned formulae for atleast one of the groups R¹ depicted, preferably at least one of thegroups R¹ on the unit to the left of the nitrogen atom, to be selectedfrom aromatic or heteroaromatic ring systems having 5 to 30 aromaticring atoms, which may be substituted by one or more radicals R²,particularly preferably from aryl or heteroaryl groups having 6 to 16aromatic ring atoms, which may be substituted by one or more radicalsR².

Compounds of the formulae (I) and (II) particularly preferably conformto the following formulae:

Ar¹ (optionally Ar^(a) (optionally Parent substituted by substituted byFormula structure one or more R¹) one or more R¹) m n o p (I-1-1)Formula (I-1) Phenyl — 1 0 1 0 (I-1-2) ″ ″ — 1 0 0 1 (I-1-3) ″ ″ — 0 1 10 (I-1-4) ″ ″ — 0 1 0 1 (I-1-5) ″ Naphthyl — 1 0 1 0 (I-1-6) ″ ″ — 1 0 01 (I-1-7) ″ ″ — 0 1 1 0 (I-1-8) ″ ″ — 0 1 0 1 (I-1-9) ″ Fluorenyl — 1 01 0 (I-1-10) ″ ″ — 1 0 0 1 (I-1-11) ″ ″ — 0 1 1 0 (I-1-12) ″ ″ — 0 1 0 1(I-1-13) ″ Dibenzofuranyl — 1 0 1 0 (I-1-14) ″ ″ — 1 0 0 1 (I-1-15) ″ ″— 0 1 1 0 (I-1-16) ″ ″ — 0 1 0 1 (I-1-17) ″ Dibenzothiophenyl — 1 0 1 0(I-1-18) ″ ″ — 1 0 0 1 (I-1-19) ″ ″ — 0 1 1 0 (I-1-20) ″ ″ — 0 1 0 1(I-2-1) Formula (I-2) Phenyl — 1 0 1 0 (I-2-2) ″ ″ — 1 0 0 1 (I-2-3) ″ ″— 0 1 1 0 (I-2-4) ″ ″ — 0 1 0 1 (I-2-5) ″ Naphthyl — 1 0 1 0 (I-2-6) ″ ″— 1 0 0 1 (I-2-7) ″ ″ — 0 1 1 0 (I-2-8) ″ ″ — 0 1 0 1 (I-2-9) ″Fluorenyl — 1 0 1 0 (I-2-10) ″ ″ — 1 0 0 1 (I-2-11) ″ ″ — 0 1 1 0(I-2-12) ″ ″ — 0 1 0 1 (I-2-13) ″ Dibenzofuranyl — 1 0 1 0 (I-2-14) ″ ″— 1 0 0 1 (I-2-15) ″ ″ — 0 1 1 0 (I-2-16) ″ ″ — 0 1 0 1 (I-2-17) ″Dibenzothiophenyl — 1 0 1 0 (I-2-18) ″ ″ — 1 0 0 1 (I-2-19) ″ ″ — 0 1 10 (I-2-20) ″ ″ — 0 1 0 1 (I-3-1) Formula (I-3) Phenyl — 1 0 1 0 (I-3-2)″ ″ — 1 0 0 1 (I-3-3) ″ ″ — 0 1 1 0 (I-3-4) ″ ″ — 0 1 0 1 (I-3-5) ″Naphthyl — 1 0 1 0 (I-3-6) ″ ″ — 1 0 0 1 (I-3-7) ″ ″ — 0 1 1 0 (I-3-8) ″″ — 0 1 0 1 (I-3-9) ″ Fluorenyl — 1 0 1 0 (I-3-10) ″ ″ — 1 0 0 1(I-3-11) ″ ″ — 0 1 1 0 (I-3-12) ″ ″ — 0 1 0 1 (I-3-13) ″ Dibenzofuranyl— 1 0 1 0 (I-3-14) ″ ″ — 1 0 0 1 (I-3-15) ″ ″ — 0 1 1 0 (I-3-16) ″ ″ — 01 0 1 (I-3-17) ″ Dibenzothiophenyl — 1 0 1 0 (I-3-18) ″ ″ — 1 0 0 1(I-3-19) ″ ″ — 0 1 1 0 (I-3-20) ″ ″ — 0 1 0 1 (I-4-1) Formula (I-4)Phenyl — 1 0 1 0 (I-4-2) ″ ″ — 1 0 0 1 (I-4-3) ″ ″ — 0 1 1 0 (I-4-4) ″ ″— 0 1 0 1 (I-4-5) ″ Naphthyl — 1 0 1 0 (I-4-6) ″ ″ — 1 0 0 1 (I-4-7) ″ ″— 0 1 1 0 (I-4-8) ″ ″ — 0 1 0 1 (I-4-9) ″ Fluorenyl — 1 0 1 0 (I-4-10) ″″ — 1 0 0 1 (I-4-11) ″ ″ — 0 1 1 0 (I-4-12) ″ ″ — 0 1 0 1 (I-4-13) ″Dibenzofuranyl — 1 0 1 0 (I-4-14) ″ ″ — 1 0 0 1 (I-4-15) ″ ″ — 0 1 1 0(I-4-16) ″ ″ — 0 1 0 1 (I-4-17) ″ Dibenzothiophenyl — 1 0 1 0 (I-4-18) ″″ — 1 0 0 1 (I-4-19) ″ ″ — 0 1 1 0 (I-4-20) ″ ″ — 0 1 0 1 (I-5-1)Formula (I-5) Phenyl — 1 0 1 0 (I-5-2) ″ ″ — 1 0 0 1 (I-5-3) ″ ″ — 0 1 10 (I-5-4) ″ ″ — 0 1 0 1 (I-5-5) ″ Naphthyl — 1 0 1 0 (I-5-6) ″ ″ — 1 0 01 (I-5-7) ″ ″ — 0 1 1 0 (I-5-8) ″ ″ — 0 1 0 1 (I-5-9) ″ Fluorenyl — 1 01 0 (I-5-10) ″ ″ — 1 0 0 1 (I-5-11) ″ ″ — 0 1 1 0 (I-5-12) ″ ″ — 0 1 0 1(I-5-13) ″ Dibenzofuranyl — 1 0 1 0 (I-5-14) ″ ″ — 1 0 0 1 (I-5-15) ″ ″— 0 1 1 0 (I-5-16) ″ ″ — 0 1 0 1 (I-5-17) ″ Dibenzothiophenyl — 1 0 1 0(I-5-18) ″ ″ — 1 0 0 1 (I-5-19) ″ ″ — 0 1 1 0 (I-5-20) ″ ″ — 0 1 0 1(I-6-1) Formula (I-6) Phenyl — 1 0 1 0 (I-6-2) ″ ″ — 1 0 0 1 (I-6-3) ″ ″— 0 1 1 0 (I-6-4) ″ ″ — 0 1 0 1 (I-6-5) ″ Naphthyl — 1 0 1 0 (I-6-6) ″ ″— 1 0 0 1 (I-6-7) ″ ″ — 0 1 1 0 (I-6-8) ″ ″ — 0 1 0 1 (I-6-9) ″Fluorenyl — 1 0 1 0 (I-6-10) ″ ″ — 1 0 0 1 (I-6-11) ″ ″ — 0 1 1 0(I-6-12) ″ ″ — 0 1 0 1 (I-6-13) ″ Dibenzofuranyl — 1 0 1 0 (I-6-14) ″ ″— 1 0 0 1 (I-6-15) ″ ″ — 0 1 1 0 (I-6-16) ″ ″ — 0 1 0 1 (I-6-17) ″Dibenzothiophenyl — 1 0 1 0 (I-6-18) ″ ″ — 1 0 0 1 (I-6-19) ″ ″ — 0 1 10 (I-6-20) ″ ″ — 0 1 0 1 (I-7-1) Formula (I-7) Phenyl — 1 0 1 0 (I-7-2)″ ″ — 1 0 0 1 (I-7-3) ″ ″ — 0 1 1 0 (I-7-4) ″ ″ — 0 1 0 1 (I-7-5) ″Naphthyl — 1 0 1 0 (I-7-6) ″ ″ — 1 0 0 1 (I-7-7) ″ ″ — 0 1 1 0 (I-7-8) ″″ — 0 1 0 1 (I-7-9) ″ Fluorenyl — 1 0 1 0 (I-7-10) ″ ″ — 1 0 0 1(I-7-11) ″ ″ — 0 1 1 0 (I-7-12) ″ ″ — 0 1 0 1 (I-7-13) ″ Dibenzofuranyl— 1 0 1 0 (I-7-14) ″ ″ — 1 0 0 1 (I-7-15) ″ ″ — 0 1 1 0 (I-7-16) ″ ″ — 01 0 1 (I-7-17) ″ Dibenzothiophenyl — 1 0 1 0 (I-7-18) ″ ″ — 1 0 0 1(I-7-19) ″ ″ — 0 1 1 0 (I-7-20) ″ ″ — 0 1 0 1 (I-8-1) Formula (I-8)Phenyl — 1 0 1 0 (I-8-2) ″ ″ — 1 0 0 1 (I-8-3) ″ ″ — 0 1 1 0 (I-8-4) ″ ″— 0 1 0 1 (I-8-5) ″ Naphthyl — 1 0 1 0 (I-8-6) ″ ″ — 1 0 0 1 (I-8-7) ″ ″— 0 1 1 0 (I-8-8) ″ ″ — 0 1 0 1 (I-8-9) ″ Fluorenyl — 1 0 1 0 (I-8-10) ″″ — 1 0 0 1 (I-8-11) ″ ″ — 0 1 1 0 (I-8-12) ″ ″ — 0 1 0 1 (I-8-13) ″Dibenzofuranyl — 1 0 1 0 (I-8-14) ″ ″ — 1 0 0 1 (I-8-15) ″ ″ — 0 1 1 0(I-8-16) ″ ″ — 0 1 0 1 (I-8-17) ″ Dibenzothiophenyl — 1 0 1 0 (I-8-18) ″″ — 1 0 0 1 (I-8-19) ″ ″ — 0 1 1 0 (I-8-20) ″ ″ — 0 1 0 1 (I-9-1)Formula (I-9) Phenyl — 1 0 1 0 (I-9-2) ″ ″ — 1 0 0 1 (I-9-3) ″ ″ — 0 1 10 (I-9-4) ″ ″ — 0 1 0 1 (I-9-5) ″ Naphthyl — 1 0 1 0 (I-9-6) ″ ″ — 1 0 01 (I-9-7) ″ ″ — 0 1 1 0 (I-9-8) ″ ″ — 0 1 0 1 (I-9-9) ″ Fluorenyl — 1 01 0 (I-9-10) ″ ″ — 1 0 0 1 (I-9-11) ″ ″ — 0 1 1 0 (I-9-12) ″ ″ — 0 1 0 1(I-9-13) ″ Dibenzofuranyl — 1 0 1 0 (I-9-14) ″ ″ — 1 0 0 1 (I-9-15) ″ ″— 0 1 1 0 (I-9-16) ″ ″ — 0 1 0 1 (I-9-17) ″ Dibenzothiophenyl — 1 0 1 0(I-9-18) ″ ″ — 1 0 0 1 (I-9-19) ″ ″ — 0 1 1 0 (I-9-20) ″ ″ — 0 1 0 1(I-10-1) Formula (I-10) Phenyl — 1 0 1 0 (I-10-2) ″ ″ — 1 0 0 1 (I-10-3)″ ″ — 0 1 1 0 (I-10-4) ″ ″ — 0 1 0 1 (I-10-5) ″ Naphthyl — 1 0 1 0(I-10-6) ″ ″ — 1 0 0 1 (I-10-7) ″ ″ — 0 1 1 0 (I-10-8) ″ ″ — 0 1 0 1(I-10-9) ″ Fluorenyl — 1 0 1 0 (I-10-10) ″ ″ — 1 0 0 1 (I-10-11) ″ ″ — 01 1 0 (I-10-12) ″ ″ — 0 1 0 1 (I-10-13) ″ Dibenzofuranyl — 1 0 1 0(I-10-14) ″ ″ — 1 0 0 1 (I-10-15) ″ ″ — 0 1 1 0 (I-10-16) ″ ″ — 0 1 0 1(I-10-17) ″ Dibenzothiophenyl — 1 0 1 0 (I-10-18) ″ ″ — 1 0 0 1(I-10-19) ″ ″ — 0 1 1 0 (I-10-20) ″ ″ — 0 1 0 1 (I-11-1) Formula (I-11)Phenyl — 1 0 1 0 (I-11-2) ″ ″ — 1 0 0 1 (I-11-3) ″ ″ — 0 1 1 0 (I-11-4)″ ″ — 0 1 0 1 (I-11-5) ″ Naphthyl — 1 0 1 0 (I-11-6) ″ ″ — 1 0 0 1(I-11-7) ″ ″ — 0 1 1 0 (I-11-8) ″ ″ — 0 1 0 1 (I-11-9) ″ Fluorenyl — 1 01 0 (I-11-10) ″ ″ — 1 0 0 1 (I-11-11) ″ ″ — 0 1 1 0 (I-11-12) ″ ″ — 0 10 1 (I-11-13) ″ Dibenzofuranyl — 1 0 1 0 (I-11-14) ″ ″ — 1 0 0 1(I-11-15) ″ ″ — 0 1 1 0 (I-11-16) ″ ″ — 0 1 0 1 (I-11-17) ″Dibenzothiophenyl — 1 0 1 0 (I-11-18) ″ ″ — 1 0 0 1 (I-11-19) ″ ″ — 0 11 0 (I-11-20) ″ ″ — 0 1 0 1 (I-12-1) Formula (I-12) Phenyl — 1 0 1 0(I-12-2) ″ ″ — 1 0 0 1 (I-12-3) ″ ″ — 0 1 1 0 (I-12-4) ″ ″ — 0 1 0 1(I-12-5) ″ Naphthyl — 1 0 1 0 (I-12-6) ″ ″ — 1 0 0 1 (I-12-7) ″ ″ — 0 11 0 (I-12-8) ″ ″ — 0 1 0 1 (I-12-9) ″ Fluorenyl — 1 0 1 0 (I-12-10) ″ ″— 1 0 0 1 (I-12-11) ″ ″ — 0 1 1 0 (I-12-12) ″ ″ — 0 1 0 1 (I-12-13) ″Dibenzofuranyl — 1 0 1 0 (I-12-14) ″ ″ — 1 0 0 1 (I-12-15) ″ ″ — 0 1 1 0(I-12-16) ″ ″ — 0 1 0 1 (I-12-17) ″ Dibenzothiophenyl — 1 0 1 0(I-12-18) ″ ″ — 1 0 0 1 (I-12-19) ″ ″ — 0 1 1 0 (I-12-20) ″ ″ — 0 1 0 1(II-1-1) Formula (II-1) Phenyl Phenyl 1 0 1 0 (II-1-2) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1(II-1-3) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-1-4) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-1-5) ″ ″ Naphthyl 1 01 0 (II-1-6) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-1-7) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-1-8) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1(II-1-9) ″ Naphthyl Phenyl 1 0 1 0 (II-1-10) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-1-11) ″ ″″ 0 1 1 0 (II-1-12) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-1-13) ″ ″ Naphthyl 1 0 1 0(II-1-14) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-1-15) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-1-16) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1(II-1-17) ″ Fluorenyl Phenyl 1 0 1 0 (II-1-18) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-1-19) ″″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-1-20) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-1-21) ″ ″ Naphthyl 1 0 1 0(II-1-22) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-1-23) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-1-24) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1(II-1-25) ″ Dibenzofuranyl Phenyl 1 0 1 0 (II-1-26) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1(II-1-27) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-1-28) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-1-29) ″ ″ Naphthyl 10 1 0 (II-1-30) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-1-31) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-1-32) ″ ″ ″ 01 0 1 (II-1-33) ″ Dibenzothiophenyl Phenyl 1 0 1 0 (II-1-34) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 01 (II-1-35) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-1-36) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-1-37) ″ ″ Naphthyl1 0 1 0 (II-1-38) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-1-39) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-1-40) ″ ″ ″0 1 0 1 (II-2-1) Formula (II-2) Phenyl Phenyl 1 0 1 0 (II-2-2) ″ ″ ″ 1 00 1 (II-2-3) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-2-4) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-2-5) ″ ″ Naphthyl1 0 1 0 (II-2-6) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-2-7) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-2-8) ″ ″ ″ 0 10 1 (II-2-9) ″ Naphthyl Phenyl 1 0 1 0 (II-2-10) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-2-11)″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-2-12) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-2-13) ″ ″ Naphthyl 1 0 1 0(II-2-14) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-2-15) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-2-16) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1(II-2-17) ″ Fluorenyl Phenyl 1 0 1 0 (II-2-18) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-2-19) ″″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-2-20) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-2-21) ″ ″ Naphthyl 1 0 1 0(II-2-22) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-2-23) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-2-24) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1(II-2-25) ″ Dibenzofuranyl Phenyl 1 0 1 0 (II-2-26) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1(II-2-27) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-2-28) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-2-29) ″ ″ Naphthyl 10 1 0 (II-2-30) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-2-31) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-2-32) ″ ″ ″ 01 0 1 (II-2-33) ″ Dibenzothiophenyl Phenyl 1 0 1 0 (II-2-34) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 01 (II-2-35) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-2-36) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-2-37) ″ ″ Naphthyl1 0 1 0 (II-2-38) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-2-39) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-2-40) ″ ″ ″0 1 0 1 (II-3-1) Formula (II-3) Phenyl Phenyl 1 0 1 0 (II-3-2) ″ ″ ″ 1 00 1 (II-3-3) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-3-4) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-3-5) ″ ″ Naphthyl1 0 1 0 (II-3-6) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-3-7) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-3-8) ″ ″ ″ 0 10 1 (II-3-9) ″ Naphthyl Phenyl 1 0 1 0 (II-3-10) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-3-11)″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-3-12) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-3-13) ″ ″ Naphthyl 1 0 1 0(II-3-14) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-3-15) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-3-16) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1(II-3-17) ″ Fluorenyl Phenyl 1 0 1 0 (II-3-18) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-3-19) ″″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-3-20) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-3-21) ″ ″ Naphthyl 1 0 1 0(II-3-22) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-3-23) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-3-24) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1(II-3-25) ″ Dibenzofuranyl Phenyl 1 0 1 0 (II-3-26) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1(II-3-27) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-3-28) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-3-29) ″ ″ Naphthyl 10 1 0 (II-3-30) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-3-31) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-3-32) ″ ″ ″ 01 0 1 (II-3-33) ″ Dibenzothiophenyl Phenyl 1 0 1 0 (II-3-34) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 01 (II-3-35) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-3-36) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-3-37) ″ ″ Naphthyl1 0 1 0 (II-3-38) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-3-39) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-3-40) ″ ″ ″0 1 0 1 (II-4-1) Formula (II-4) Phenyl Phenyl 1 0 1 0 (II-4-2) ″ ″ ″ 1 00 1 (II-4-3) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-4-4) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-4-5) ″ ″ Naphthyl1 0 1 0 (II-4-6) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-4-7) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-4-8) ″ ″ ″ 0 10 1 (II-4-9) ″ Naphthyl Phenyl 1 0 1 0 (II-4-10) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-4-11)″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-4-12) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-4-13) ″ ″ Naphthyl 1 0 1 0(II-4-14) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-4-15) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-4-16) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1(II-4-17) ″ Fluorenyl Phenyl 1 0 1 0 (II-4-18) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-4-19) ″″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-4-20) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-4-21) ″ ″ Naphthyl 1 0 1 0(II-4-22) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-4-23) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-4-24) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1(II-4-25) ″ Dibenzofuranyl Phenyl 1 0 1 0 (II-4-26) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1(II-4-27) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-4-28) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-4-29) ″ ″ Naphthyl 10 1 0 (II-4-30) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-4-31) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-4-32) ″ ″ ″ 01 0 1 (II-4-33) ″ Dibenzothiophenyl Phenyl 1 0 1 0 (II-4-34) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 01 (II-4-35) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-4-36) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-4-37) ″ ″ Naphthyl1 0 1 0 (II-4-38) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-4-39) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-4-40) ″ ″ ″0 1 0 1 (II-5-1) Formula (II-5) Phenyl Phenyl 1 0 1 0 (II-5-2) ″ ″ ″ 1 00 1 (II-5-3) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-5-4) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-5-5) ″ ″ Naphthyl1 0 1 0 (II-5-6) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-5-7) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-5-8) ″ ″ ″ 0 10 1 (II-5-9) ″ Naphthyl Phenyl 1 0 1 0 (II-5-10) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-5-11)″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-5-12) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-5-13) ″ ″ Naphthyl 1 0 1 0(II-5-14) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-5-15) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-5-16) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1(II-5-17) ″ Fluorenyl Phenyl 1 0 1 0 (II-5-18) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-5-19) ″″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-5-20) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-5-21) ″ ″ Naphthyl 1 0 1 0(II-5-22) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-5-23) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-5-24) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1(II-5-25) ″ Dibenzofuranyl Phenyl 1 0 1 0 (II-5-26) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1(II-5-27) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-5-28) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-5-29) ″ ″ Naphthyl 10 1 0 (II-5-30) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-5-31) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-5-32) ″ ″ ″ 01 0 1 (II-5-33) ″ Dibenzothiophenyl Phenyl 1 0 1 0 (II-5-34) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 01 (II-5-35) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-5-36) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-5-37) ″ ″ Naphthyl1 0 1 0 (II-5-38) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-5-39) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-5-40) ″ ″ ″0 1 0 1 (II-6-1) Formula (II-6) Phenyl Phenyl 1 0 1 0 (II-6-2) ″ ″ ″ 1 00 1 (II-6-3) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-6-4) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-6-5) ″ ″ Naphthyl1 0 1 0 (II-6-6) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-6-7) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-6-8) ″ ″ ″ 0 10 1 (II-6-9) ″ Naphthyl Phenyl 1 0 1 0 (II-6-10) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-6-11)″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-6-12) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-6-13) ″ ″ Naphthyl 1 0 1 0(II-6-14) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-6-15) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-6-16) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1(II-6-17) ″ Fluorenyl Phenyl 1 0 1 0 (II-6-18) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-6-19) ″″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-6-20) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-6-21) ″ ″ Naphthyl 1 0 1 0(II-6-22) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-6-23) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-6-24) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1(II-6-25) ″ Dibenzofuranyl Phenyl 1 0 1 0 (II-6-26) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1(II-6-27) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-6-28) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-6-29) ″ ″ Naphthyl 10 1 0 (II-6-30) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-6-31) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-6-32) ″ ″ ″ 01 0 1 (II-6-33) ″ Dibenzothiophenyl Phenyl 1 0 1 0 (II-6-34) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 01 (II-6-35) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-6-36) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-6-37) ″ ″ Naphthyl1 0 1 0 (II-6-38) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-6-39) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-6-40) ″ ″ ″0 1 0 1 (II-7-1) Formula (II-7) Phenyl Phenyl 1 0 1 0 (II-7-2) ″ ″ ″ 1 00 1 (II-7-3) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-7-4) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-7-5) ″ ″ Naphthyl1 0 1 0 (II-7-6) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-7-7) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-7-8) ″ ″ ″ 0 10 1 (II-7-9) ″ Naphthyl Phenyl 1 0 1 0 (II-7-10) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-7-11)″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-7-12) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-7-13) ″ ″ Naphthyl 1 0 1 0(II-7-14) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-7-15) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-7-16) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1(II-7-17) ″ Fluorenyl Phenyl 1 0 1 0 (II-7-18) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-7-19) ″″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-7-20) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-7-21) ″ ″ Naphthyl 1 0 1 0(II-7-22) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-7-23) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-7-24) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1(II-8-1) Formula (II-8) Phenyl Phenyl 1 0 1 0 (II-8-2) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1(II-8-3) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-8-4) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-8-5) ″ ″ Naphthyl 1 01 0 (II-8-6) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-8-7) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-8-8) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1(II-8-9) ″ Naphthyl Phenyl 1 0 1 0 (II-8-10) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-8-11) ″ ″″ 0 1 1 0 (II-8-12) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-8-13) ″ ″ Naphthyl 1 0 1 0(II-8-14) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-8-15) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-8-16) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1(II-8-17) ″ Fluorenyl Phenyl 1 0 1 0 (II-8-18) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-8-19) ″″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-8-20) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-8-21) ″ ″ Naphthyl 1 0 1 0(II-8-22) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-8-23) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-8-24) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1(II-8-25) ″ Dibenzofuranyl Phenyl 1 0 1 0 (II-8-26) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1(II-8-27) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-8-28) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-8-29) ″ ″ Naphthyl 10 1 0 (II-8-30) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-8-31) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-8-32) ″ ″ ″ 01 0 1 (II-8-33) ″ Dibenzothiophenyl Phenyl 1 0 1 0 (II-8-34) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 01 (II-8-35) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-8-36) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-8-37) ″ ″ Naphthyl1 0 1 0 (II-8-38) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-8-39) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-8-40) ″ ″ ″0 1 0 1 (II-9-1) Formula (II-9) Phenyl Phenyl 1 0 1 0 (II-9-2) ″ ″ ″ 1 00 1 (II-9-3) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-9-4) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-9-5) ″ ″ Naphthyl1 0 1 0 (II-9-6) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-9-7) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-9-8) ″ ″ ″ 0 10 1 (II-9-9) ″ Naphthyl Phenyl 1 0 1 0 (II-9-10) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-9-11)″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-9-12) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-9-13) ″ ″ Naphthyl 1 0 1 0(II-9-14) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-9-15) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-9-16) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1(II-9-17) ″ Fluorenyl Phenyl 1 0 1 0 (II-9-18) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-9-19) ″″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-9-20) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-9-21) ″ ″ Naphthyl 1 0 1 0(II-9-22) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-9-23) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-9-24) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1(II-10-1) Formula (II-10) Phenyl Phenyl 1 0 1 0 (II-10-2) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1(II-10-3) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-10-4) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-10-5) ″ ″ Naphthyl 10 1 0 (II-10-6) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-10-7) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-10-8) ″ ″ ″ 01 0 1 (II-10-9) ″ Naphthyl Phenyl 1 0 1 0 (II-10-10) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1(II-10-11) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-10-12) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-10-13) ″ ″Naphthyl 1 0 1 0 (II-10-14) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-10-15) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0(II-10-16) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-10-17) ″ Fluorenyl Phenyl 1 0 1 0(II-10-18) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-10-19) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-10-20) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 01 (II-10-21) ″ ″ Naphthyl 1 0 1 0 (II-10-22) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-10-23) ″″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-10-24) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-10-25) ″ Dibenzofuranyl Phenyl1 0 1 0 (II-10-26) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-10-27) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-10-28) ″ ″″ 0 1 0 1 (II-10-29) ″ ″ Naphthyl 1 0 1 0 (II-10-30) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1(II-10-31) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-10-32) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-10-33) ″Dibenzothiophenyl Phenyl 1 0 1 0 (II-10-34) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-10-35) ″ ″″ 0 1 1 0 (II-10-36) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-10-37) ″ ″ Naphthyl 1 0 1 0(II-10-38) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-10-39) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-10-40) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 01 (II-11-1) Formula (II-11) Phenyl Phenyl 1 0 1 0 (II-11-2) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 01 (II-11-3) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-11-4) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-11-5) ″ ″ Naphthyl1 0 1 0 (II-11-6) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-11-7) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-11-8) ″ ″ ″0 1 0 1 (II-11-9) ″ Naphthyl Phenyl 1 0 1 0 (II-11-10) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1(II-11-11) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-11-12) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-11-13) ″ ″Naphthyl 1 0 1 0 (II-11-14) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-11-15) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0(II-11-16) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-11-17) ″ Fluorenyl Phenyl 1 0 1 0(II-11-18) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-11-19) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-11-20) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 01 (II-11-21) ″ ″ Naphthyl 1 0 1 0 (II-11-22) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-11-23) ″″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-11-24) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-11-25) ″ Dibenzofuranyl Phenyl1 0 1 0 (II-11-26) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-11-27) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-11-28) ″ ″″ 0 1 0 1 (II-11-29) ″ ″ Naphthyl 1 0 1 0 (II-11-30) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1(II-11-31) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-11-32) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-11-33) ″Dibenzothiophenyl Phenyl 1 0 1 0 (II-11-34) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-11-35) ″ ″″ 0 1 1 0 (II-11-36) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-11-37) ″ ″ Naphthyl 1 0 1 0(II-11-38) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-11-39) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-11-40) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 01 (II-12-1) Formula (II-12) Phenyl Phenyl 1 0 1 0 (II-12-2) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 01 (II-12-3) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-12-4) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-12-5) ″ ″ Naphthyl1 0 1 0 (II-12-6) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-12-7) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-12-8) ″ ″ ″0 1 0 1 (II-12-9) ″ Naphthyl Phenyl 1 0 1 0 (II-12-10) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1(II-12-11) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-12-12) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-12-13) ″ ″Naphthyl 1 0 1 0 (II-12-14) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-12-15) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0(II-12-16) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-12-17) ″ Fluorenyl Phenyl 1 0 1 0(II-12-18) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-12-19) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-12-20) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 01 (II-12-21) ″ ″ Naphthyl 1 0 1 0 (II-12-22) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-12-23) ″″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-12-24) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-12-25) ″ Dibenzofuranyl Phenyl1 0 1 0 (II-12-26) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-12-27) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-12-28) ″ ″″ 0 1 0 1 (II-12-29) ″ ″ Naphthyl 1 0 1 0 (II-12-30) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1(II-12-31) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-12-32) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-12-33) ″Dibenzothiophenyl Phenyl 1 0 1 0 (II-12-34) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-12-35) ″ ″″ 0 1 1 0 (II-12-36) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 (II-12-37) ″ ″ Naphthyl 1 0 1 0(II-12-38) ″ ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 (II-12-39) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 (II-12-40) ″ ″ ″ 0 1 01

Compounds of the formula (III) particularly preferably conform to thefollowing formulae:

Ar¹ (optionally Parent substituted by Formula structure one or more R¹)m n o p q r (III-1-1) Formula (III-1) Phenyl 1 0 1 0 1 0 (III-1-2) ″ ″ 10 0 1 1 0 (III-1-3) ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 1 0 (III-1-4) ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 1 0 (III-1-5)″ ″ 1 0 1 0 0 1 (III-1-6) ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 0 1 (III-1-7) ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 0 1(III-1-8) ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 0 1 (III-1-9) ″ Naphthyl 1 0 1 0 1 0 (III-1-10) ″″ 1 0 0 1 1 0 (III-1-11) ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 1 0 (III-1-12) ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 1 0(III-1-13) ″ ″ 1 0 1 0 0 1 (III-1-14) ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 0 1 (III-1-15) ″ ″ 0 11 0 0 1 (III-1-16) ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 0 1 (III-1-17) ″ Fluorenyl 1 0 1 0 1 0(III-1-18) ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 1 0 (III-1-19) ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 1 0 (III-1-20) ″ ″ 0 10 1 1 0 (III-1-21) ″ ″ 1 0 1 0 0 1 (III-1-22) ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 0 1 (III-1-23)″ ″ 0 1 1 0 0 1 (III-1-24) ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 0 1 (III-1-25) ″ Dibenzofuranyl 10 1 0 1 0 (III-1-26) ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 1 0 (III-1-27) ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 1 0(III-1-28) ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 1 0 (III-1-29) ″ ″ 1 0 1 0 0 1 (III-1-30) ″ ″ 1 00 1 0 1 (III-1-31) ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 0 1 (III-1-32) ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 0 1 (III-1-33)″ Dibenzothiophenyl 1 0 1 0 1 0 (III-1-34) ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 1 0 (III-1-35) ″″ 0 1 1 0 1 0 (III-1-36) ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 1 0 (III-1-37) ″ ″ 1 0 1 0 0 1(III-1-38) ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 0 1 (III-1-39) ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 0 1 (III-1-40) ″ ″ 0 10 1 0 1 (III-2-1) Formula (III-2) Phenyl 1 0 1 0 1 0 (III-2-2) ″ ″ 1 0 01 1 0 (III-2-3) ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 1 0 (III-2-4) ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 1 0 (III-2-5) ″ ″1 0 1 0 0 1 (III-2-6) ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 0 1 (III-2-7) ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 0 1(III-2-8) ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 0 1 (III-2-9) ″ Naphthyl 1 0 1 0 1 0 (III-2-10) ″″ 1 0 0 1 1 0 (III-2-11) ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 1 0 (III-2-12) ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 1 0(III-2-13) ″ ″ 1 0 1 0 0 1 (III-2-14) ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 0 1 (III-2-15) ″ ″ 0 11 0 0 1 (III-2-16) ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 0 1 (III-2-17) ″ Fluorenyl 1 0 1 0 1 0(III-2-18) ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 1 0 (III-2-19) ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 1 0 (III-2-20) ″ ″ 0 10 1 1 0 (III-2-21) ″ ″ 1 0 1 0 0 1 (III-2-22) ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 0 1 (III-2-23)″ ″ 0 1 1 0 0 1 (III-2-24) ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 0 1 (III-2-25) ″ Dibenzofuranyl 10 1 0 1 0 (III-2-26) ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 1 0 (III-2-27) ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 1 0(III-2-28) ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 1 0 (III-2-29) ″ ″ 1 0 1 0 0 1 (III-2-30) ″ ″ 1 00 1 0 1 (III-2-31) ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 0 1 (III-2-32) ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 0 1 (III-2-33)″ Dibenzothiophenyl 1 0 1 0 1 0 (III-2-34) ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 1 0 (III-2-35) ″″ 0 1 1 0 1 0 (III-2-36) ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 1 0 (III-2-37) ″ ″ 1 0 1 0 0 1(III-2-38) ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 0 1 (III-2-39) ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 0 1 (III-2-40) ″ ″ 0 10 1 0 1 (III-3-1) Formula (III-3) Phenyl 1 0 1 0 1 0 (III-3-2) ″ ″ 1 0 01 1 0 (III-3-3) ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 1 0 (III-3-4) ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 1 0 (III-3-5) ″ ″1 0 1 0 0 1 (III-3-6) ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 0 1 (III-3-7) ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 0 1(III-3-8) ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 0 1 (III-3-9) ″ Naphthyl 1 0 1 0 1 0 (III-3-10) ″″ 1 0 0 1 1 0 (III-3-11) ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 1 0 (III-3-12) ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 1 0(III-3-13) ″ ″ 1 0 1 0 0 1 (III-3-14) ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 0 1 (III-3-15) ″ ″ 0 11 0 0 1 (III-3-16) ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 0 1 (III-3-17) ″ Fluorenyl 1 0 1 0 1 0(III-3-18) ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 1 0 (III-3-19) ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 1 0 (III-3-20) ″ ″ 0 10 1 1 0 (III-3-21) ″ ″ 1 0 1 0 0 1 (III-3-22) ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 0 1 (III-3-23)″ ″ 0 1 1 0 0 1 (III-3-24) ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 0 1 (III-3-25) ″ Dibenzofuranyl 10 1 0 1 0 (III-3-26) ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 1 0 (III-3-27) ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 1 0(III-3-28) ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 1 0 (III-3-29) ″ ″ 1 0 1 0 0 1 (III-3-30) ″ ″ 1 00 1 0 1 (III-3-31) ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 0 1 (III-3-32) ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 0 1 (III-3-33)″ Dibenzothiophenyl 1 0 1 0 1 0 (III-3-34) ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 1 0 (III-3-35) ″″ 0 1 1 0 1 0 (III-3-36) ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 1 0 (III-3-37) ″ ″ 1 0 1 0 0 1(III-3-38) ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 0 1 (III-3-39) ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 0 1 (III-3-40) ″ ″ 0 10 1 0 1 (III-4-1) Formula (III-4) Phenyl 1 0 1 0 1 0 (III-4-2) ″ ″ 1 0 01 1 0 (III-4-3) ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 1 0 (III-4-4) ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 1 0 (III-4-5) ″ ″1 0 1 0 0 1 (III-4-6) ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 0 1 (III-4-7) ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 0 1(III-4-8) ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 0 1 (III-4-9) ″ Naphthyl 1 0 1 0 1 0 (III-4-10) ″″ 1 0 0 1 1 0 (III-4-11) ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 1 0 (III-4-12) ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 1 0(III-4-13) ″ ″ 1 0 1 0 0 1 (III-4-14) ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 0 1 (III-4-15) ″ ″ 0 11 0 0 1 (III-4-16) ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 0 1 (III-4-17) ″ Fluorenyl 1 0 1 0 1 0(III-4-18) ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 1 0 (III-4-19) ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 1 0 (III-4-20) ″ ″ 0 10 1 1 0 (III-4-21) ″ ″ 1 0 1 0 0 1 (III-4-22) ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 0 1 (III-4-23)″ ″ 0 1 1 0 0 1 (III-4-24) ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 0 1 (III-4-25) ″ Dibenzofuranyl 10 1 0 1 0 (III-4-26) ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 1 0 (III-4-27) ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 1 0(III-4-28) ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 1 0 (III-4-29) ″ ″ 1 0 1 0 0 1 (III-4-30) ″ ″ 1 00 1 0 1 (III-4-31) ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 0 1 (III-4-32) ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 0 1 (III-4-33)″ Dibenzothiophenyl 1 0 1 0 1 0 (III-4-34) ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 1 0 (III-4-35) ″″ 0 1 1 0 1 0 (III-4-36) ″ ″ 0 1 0 1 1 0 (III-4-37) ″ ″ 1 0 1 0 0 1(III-4-38) ″ ″ 1 0 0 1 0 1 (III-4-39) ″ ″ 0 1 1 0 0 1 (III-4-40) ″ ″ 0 10 1 0 1

Examples of compounds according to the invention are shown in thefollowing table.

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The compounds according to the invention can be synthesised by processesof organic preparative chemistry which are generally known to the personskilled in the art. Examples of reactions which are preferably employedare halogenations and transition metal-catalysed coupling reactions,preferably Suzuki couplings and Buchwald couplings.

Illustrative general synthetic routes for the preparation of thecompounds are shown below.

The process according to Scheme 1 starts from a triarylamino compoundwhich contains reactive groups on two of the three aryl groups. A biarylcompound carrying precursors for the formation of bridges X can becoupled in these positions via a transition metal-catalysed reaction,for example a Suzuki reaction. In a subsequent cyclisation reaction, thebridges X are introduced. Further functionalisation reactions can becarried out in order to reach the final compound according to theinvention.

The process according to Scheme 2 starts from a bridged trisarylcompound, preferably an indenofluorene compound. This is functionalisedin a first step, for example by bromination. A group Ar is subsequentlyintroduced by a transition metal-catalysed coupling reaction, forexample by Suzuki coupling. After further selective functionalisation onthe opposite side of the parent structure, a diarylamino group can beintroduced via a further coupling reaction, for example a Buchwaldcoupling. Further functionalisation reactions can be carried out inorder to reach the final compound according to the invention.

In a process according to Scheme 3, firstly the indenofluorenederivative is prepared, then functionalised, and subsequently reacted intwo Buchwald couplings, using different amine derivatives in each case.In this way, compounds containing three different groups on the centralnitrogen atom can be obtained, in particular compounds of the formula(III).

The invention thus furthermore relates to a process for the preparationof a compound of the formula (I), (II) or (III), characterised in thatone or more organometallic coupling processes are employed.

Preference is given to coupling processes selected from Buchwaldcouplings and Suzuki couplings.

The compounds according to the invention described above, in particularcompounds which are substituted by reactive leaving groups, such asbromine, iodine, chlorine, boronic acid or boronic acid ester, can beused as monomers for the production of corresponding oligomers,dendrimers or polymers. Suitable reactive leaving groups are, forexample, bromine, iodine, chlorine, boronic acids, boronic acid esters,amines, alkenyl or alkynyl groups having a terminal C—C double bond orC—C triple bond, oxiranes, oxetanes, groups which undergo acycloaddition, for example a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition, such as, forexample, dienes or azides, carboxylic acid derivatives, alcohols andsilanes.

The invention therefore furthermore relates to oligomers, polymers ordendrimers containing one or more compounds of the formula (I), (II) or(III), where the bond(s) to the polymer, oligomer or dendrimer may belocalised at any desired positions in formula (I), (II) or (III) whichare substituted by R¹ or R². Depending on the linking of the compound ofthe formula (I), (II) or (III), the compound is a constituent of a sidechain of the oligomer or polymer or a constituent of the main chain. Anoligomer in the sense of this invention is taken to mean a compoundwhich is built up from at least three monomer units. A polymer in thesense of the invention is taken to mean a compound which is built upfrom at least ten monomer units. The polymers, oligomers or dendrimersaccording to the invention may be conjugated, partially conjugated ornon-conjugated. The oligomers or polymers according to the invention maybe linear, branched or dendritic. In the structures linked in a linearmanner, the units of the formula (I), (II) or (III) may be linkeddirectly to one another or they may be linked to one another via adivalent group, for example via a substituted or unsubstituted alkylenegroup, via a heteroatom or via a divalent aromatic or heteroaromaticgroup. In branched and dendritic structures, for example, three or moreunits of the formula (I), (II) or (III) may be linked via a trivalent orpolyvalent group, for example via a trivalent or polyvalent aromatic orheteroaromatic group, to form a branched or dendritic oligomer orpolymer.

The same preferences as described above for compounds of the formula(I), (II) or (III) apply to the recurring units of the formula (I), (II)or (III) in oligomers, dendrimers and polymers.

For the preparation of the oligomers or polymers, the monomers accordingto the invention are homopolymerised or copolymerised with furthermonomers. Suitable and preferred comonomers are selected from fluorenes(for example in accordance with EP 842208 or WO 2000/22026),spirobifluorenes (for example in accordance with EP 707020, EP 894107 orWO 2006/061181), para-phenylenes (for example in accordance with WO1992/18552), carbazoles (for example in accordance with WO 2004/070772or WO 2004/113468), thiophenes (for example in accordance with EP1028136), dihydrophenanthrenes (for example in accordance with WO2005/014689 or WO 2007/006383), cis- and trans-indenofluorenes (forexample in accordance with WO 2004/041901 or WO 2004/113412), ketones(for example in accordance with WO 2005/040302), phenanthrenes (forexample in accordance with WO 2005/104264 or WO 2007/017066) or also aplurality of these units. The polymers, oligomers and dendrimers usuallyalso contain further units, for example emitting (fluorescent orphosphorescent) units, such as, for example, vinyltriarylamines (forexample in accordance with WO 2007/068325) or phosphorescent metalcomplexes (for example in accordance with WO 2006/003000), and/orcharge-transport units, in particular those based on triarylamines.

The polymers, oligomers and dendrimers according to the invention haveadvantageous properties, in particular long lifetimes, high efficienciesand good colour coordinates.

The polymers and oligomers according to the invention are generallyprepared by polymerisation of one or more types of monomer, at least onemonomer of which results in recurring units of the formula (I), (II) or(III) in the polymer. Suitable polymerisation reactions are known to theperson skilled in the art and are described in the literature.Particularly suitable and preferred polymerisation reactions whichresult in C—C or C—N links are the following:

(A) SUZUKI polymerisation;

(B) YAMAMOTO polymerisation;

(C) STILLE polymerisation; and

(D) HARTWIG-BUCHWALD polymerisation.

The way in which the polymerisation can be carried out by these methodsand the way in which the polymers can then be separated off from thereaction medium and purified is known to the person skilled in the artand is described in detail in the literature, for example in WO2003/048225, WO 2004/037887 and WO 2004/037887.

The present invention thus also relates to a process for the preparationof the polymers, oligomers and dendrimers according to the invention,which is characterised in that they are prepared by SUZUKIpolymerisation, YAMAMOTO polymerisation, STILLE polymerisation orHARTWIG-BUCHWALD polymerisation. The dendrimers according to theinvention can be prepared by processes known to the person skilled inthe art or analogously thereto. Suitable processes are described in theliterature, such as, for example, in Frechet, Jean M. J.; Hawker, CraigJ., “Hyper-branched polyphenylene and hyperbranched polyesters: newsoluble, three-dimensional, reactive polymers”, Reactive & FunctionalPolymers (1995), 26(1-3), 127-36; Janssen, H. M.; Meijer, E. W., “Thesynthesis and characterization of dendritic molecules”, MaterialsScience and Technology (1999), 20 (Synthesis of Polymers), 403-458;Tomalia, Donald A., “Dendrimer molecules”, Scientific American (1995),272(5), 62-6; WO 2002/067343 A1 and WO 2005/026144 A1.

For the processing of the compounds according to the invention from theliquid phase, for example by spin coating or by printing processes,formulations of the compounds according to the invention are necessary.These formulations can be, for example, solutions, dispersions oremulsions. It may be preferred to use mixtures of two or more solventsfor this purpose. Suitable and preferred solvents are, for example,toluene, anisole, o-, m- or p-xylene, methyl benzoate, mesitylene,tetralin, veratrol, THF, methyl-THF, THP, chlorobenzene, dioxane,phenoxytoluene, in particular 3-phenoxytoluene, (−)-fenchone,1,2,3,5-tetramethylbenzene, 1,2,4,5-tetramethylbenzene,1-methylnaphthalene, 2-methylbenzothiazole, 2-phenoxyethanol,2-pyrrolidinone, 3-methylanisole, 4-methylanisole, 3,4-dimethylanisole,3,5-dimethylanisole, acetophenone, α-terpineol, benzothiazole, butylbenzoate, cumene, cyclohexanol, cyclohexanone, cyclohexylbenzene,decalin, dodecylbenzene, ethyl benzoate, indane, methyl benzoate, NMP,p-cymene, phenetol, 1,4-diisopropylbenzene, dibenzyl ether, diethyleneglycol butyl methyl ether, triethylene glycol butyl methyl ether,diethylene glycol dibutyl ether, triethylene glycol dimethyl ether,diethylene glycol monobutyl ether, tripropylene glycol dimethyl ether,tetraethylene glycol dimethyl ether, 2-isopropylnaphthalene,pentylbenzene, hexylbenzene, heptylbenzene, octylbenzene,1,1-bis(3,4-dimethylphenyl)ethane or mixtures of these solvents.

The invention therefore furthermore relates to a formulation, inparticular a solution, dispersion or emulsion, comprising at least onecompound of the formula (I), (II) or (III) or at least one polymer,oligomer or dendrimer containing at least one unit of the formula (I),(II) or (III), and at least one solvent, preferably an organic solvent.The way in which solutions of this type can be prepared is known to theperson skilled in the art and is described, for example, in WO2002/072714, WO 2003/019694 and the literature cited therein.

The compounds of the formula (I), (II) or (III) according to theinvention are suitable for use in electronic devices, in particular inorganic electroluminescent devices (OLEDs). Depending on thesubstitution, the compounds are employed in different functions andlayers.

The invention therefore furthermore relates to the use of the compoundsof the formula (I), (II) or (III) in electronic devices and toelectronic devices themselves which comprise one or more compounds ofthe formula (I), (II) or (III). The electronic devices here arepreferably selected from the group consisting of organic integratedcircuits (OICs), organic field-effect transistors (OFETs), organicthin-film transistors (OTFTs), organic light-emitting transistors(OLETs), organic solar cells (OSCs), organic optical detectors, organicphotoreceptors, organic field-quench devices (OFQDs), organiclight-emitting electrochemical cells (OLECs), organic laser diodes(O-lasers) and particularly preferably organic electroluminescentdevices (OLEDs).

Particular preference is given to organic electroluminescent devicescomprising anode, cathode and at least one emitting layer, characterisedin that at least one organic layer comprises at least one compound ofthe formula (I), (II) or (III).

Apart from the cathode, anode and emitting layer, the organicelectroluminescent device may also comprise further layers. These areselected, for example, from in each case one or more hole-injectionlayers, hole-transport layers, hole-blocking layers, electron-transportlayers, electron-injection layers, electron-blocking layers,exciton-blocking layers, inter-layers, charge-generation layers (IDMC2003, Taiwan; Session 21 OLED (5), T. Matsumoto, T. Nakada, J. Endo, K.Mori, N. Kawamura, A. Yokoi, J. Kido, Multiphoton Organic EL DeviceHaving Charge Generation Layer) and/or organic or inorganic p/njunctions. However, it should be pointed out that each of these layersdoes not necessarily have to be present and the choice of layers isalways dependent on the compounds used and in particular also on whetherthe electroluminescent device is fluorescent or phosphorescent.

The sequence of the layers of the organic electroluminescent device ispreferably the following:

anode-hole-injection layer-hole-transport layer-emittinglayer-electron-transport layer-electron-injection layer-cathode.

It should again be pointed out here that not all the said layers have tobe present, and/or that further layers may additionally be present.

The organic electroluminescent device according to the invention maycomprise a plurality of emitting layers. These emission layers in thiscase particularly preferably have in total a plurality of emissionmaxima between 380 nm and 750 nm, resulting overall in white emission,i.e. various emitting compounds which are able to fluoresce orphosphoresce and which emit blue or yellow or orange or red light areused in the emitting layers. Particular preference is given tothree-layer systems, i.e. systems having three emitting layers, where atleast one of these layers preferably comprises at least one compound ofthe formula (I), (II) or (III) and where the three layers exhibit blue,green and orange or red emission (for the basic structure see, forexample, WO 2005/011013). The compounds according to the invention mayalternatively and/or additionally also be present in the hole-transportlayer or in another layer.

It should be noted that, for the generation of white light, an emittercompound used individually which emits in a broad wavelength range mayalso be suitable instead of a plurality of emitter compounds emitting incolour.

It is preferred for the compound of the formula (I), (II) or (III) to beemployed in an emitting layer. In particular, the compound of theformula (I), (II) or (III) is suitable for use as emitting material(dopant).

The compound according to the invention is particularly suitable for useas blue-emitting emitter compound. The electronic device concerned maycomprise a single emitting layer comprising the compound according tothe invention or it may comprise two or more emitting layers. Thefurther emitting layers here may comprise one or more compoundsaccording to the invention or alternatively other compounds.

If the compound according to the invention is employed as emittingmaterial in an emitting layer, it is preferably employed in combinationwith one or more host materials. A host material in a system comprisinghost and dopant is taken to mean the component which is present in thesystem in the higher proportion. In the case of a system comprising onehost and a plurality of dopants, the host is taken to mean the componentwhose proportion in the mixture is the highest.

The proportion of the compound according to the invention in the mixtureof the emitting layer is between 0.1 and 50.0% by vol., preferablybetween 0.5 and 20.0% by vol., particularly preferably between 1.0 and10.0% by vol. Correspondingly, the proportion of the host material orhost materials is between 50.0 and 99.9% by vol., preferably between80.0 and 99.5% by vol., particularly preferably between 90.0 and 99.0%by vol.

Preferred host materials (matrix materials) for use in combination withthe materials according to the invention are selected from the classesof the oligoarylenes (for example 2,2′,7,7′-tetraphenylspirobifluorenein accordance with EP 676461 or dinaphthylanthracene), in particular theoligoarylenes containing condensed aromatic groups, theoligoarylenevinylenes (for example DPVBi or spiro-DPVBi in accordancewith EP 676461), the polypodal metal complexes (for example inaccordance with WO 2004/081017), the hole-conducting compounds (forexample in accordance with WO 2004/058911), the electron-conductingcompounds, in particular ketones, phosphine oxides, sulfoxides, etc.(for example in accordance with WO 2005/084081 and WO 2005/084082), theatropisomers (for example in accordance with WO 2006/048268), theboronic acid derivatives (for example in accordance with WO 2006/117052)or the benzanthracenes (for example in accordance with WO 2008/145239).Particularly preferred matrix materials are selected from the classes ofthe oligoarylenes, comprising naphthalene, anthracene, benzanthraceneand/or pyrene or atropisomers of these compounds, theoligoarylenevinylenes, the ketones, the phosphine oxides and thesulfoxides. Very particularly preferred matrix materials are selectedfrom the classes of the oligoarylenes, comprising anthracene,benzanthracene, benzophenanthrene and/or pyrene or atropisomers of thesecompounds. An oligoarylene in the sense of this invention is intended tobe taken to mean a compound in which at least three aryl or arylenegroups are bonded to one another.

Depending on the substitution pattern, the compounds according to theinvention can also be employed in other layers, for example ashole-transport materials in a hole-injection or hole-transport layer oras host materials in an emitting layer, preferably as host materials forphosphorescent emitters.

Generally preferred classes of material for use as correspondingfunctional materials in the organic electroluminescent devices accordingto the invention are indicated below.

Suitable phosphorescent dopants are, in particular, compounds which emitlight, preferably in the visible region, on suitable excitation and inaddition contain at least one atom having an atomic number greater than20, preferably greater than 38 and less than 84, particularly preferablygreater than 56 and less than 80. The phosphorescent dopants used arepreferably compounds which contain copper, molybdenum, tungsten,rhenium, ruthenium, osmium, rhodium, iridium, palladium, platinum,silver, gold or europium, in particular compounds which contain iridium,platinum or copper.

For the purposes of the present invention, all luminescent iridium,platinum or copper complexes are regarded as phosphorescent compounds.

Examples of the phosphorescent dopants described above are revealed bythe applications WO 2000/70655, WO 2001/41512, WO 2002/02714, WO2002/15645, EP 1191613, EP 1191612, EP 1191614, WO 2005/033244, WO2005/019373 and US 2005/0258742. In general, all phosphorescentcomplexes as used in accordance with the prior art for phosphorescentOLEDs and as are known to the person skilled in the art in the area oforganic electroluminescent devices are suitable for use in the devicesaccording to the invention. The person skilled in the art will also beable to employ further phosphorescent complexes without inventive stepin combination with the compounds according to the invention in OLEDs.

Preferred fluorescent dopants, besides the compounds according to theinvention, are selected from the class of the arylamines. An arylamineor aromatic amine in the sense of this invention is taken to mean acompound which contains three substituted or unsubstituted aromatic orheteroaromatic ring systems bonded directly to the nitrogen. At leastone of these aromatic or heteroaromatic ring systems is preferably acondensed ring system, particularly preferably having at least 14aromatic ring atoms. Preferred examples thereof are aromaticanthracenamines, aromatic anthracenediamines, aromatic pyrenamines,aromatic pyrenediamines, aromatic chrysenamines or aromaticchrysenediamines. An aromatic anthracenamine is taken to mean a compoundin which one diarylamino group is bonded directly to an anthracenegroup, preferably in the 9-position. An aromatic anthracenediamine istaken to mean a compound in which two diarylamino groups are bondeddirectly to an anthracene group, preferably in the 9,10-position.Aromatic pyrenamines, pyrenediamines, chrysenamines and chrysenediaminesare defined analogously thereto, where the diarylamino groups arepreferably bonded to the pyrene in the 1-position or in the1,6-position.

Preferred matrix materials for use with fluorescent dopants areindicated above.

Preferred matrix materials for phosphorescent dopants are aromaticamines, in particular triarylamines, for example in accordance with US2005/0069729, carbazole derivatives (for example CBP,N,N-biscarbazolyl-biphenyl) or compounds in accordance with WO2005/039246, US 2005/0069729, JP 2004/288381, EP 1205527 or WO2008/086851, bridged carbazole derivatives, for example in accordancewith WO 2011/088877 and WO 2011/128017, indenocarbazole derivatives, forexample in accordance with WO 2010/136109 and WO 2011/000455,azacarbazole derivatives, for example in accordance with EP 1617710, EP1617711, EP 1731584, JP 2005/347160, indolocarbazole derivatives, forexample in accordance with WO 2007/063754 or WO 2008/056746, ketones,for example in accordance with WO 2004/093207 or WO 2010/006680,phosphine oxides, sulfoxides and sulfones, for example in accordancewith WO 2005/003253, oligophenylenes, bipolar matrix materials, forexample in accordance with WO 2007/137725, silanes, for example inaccordance with WO 2005/111172, azaboroles or boronic esters, forexample in accordance with WO 2006/117052, triazine derivatives, forexample in accordance with WO 2010/015306, WO 2007/063754 or WO2008/056746, zinc complexes, for example in accordance with EP 652273 orWO 2009/062578, aluminium complexes, for example BAlq, diazasilole andtetraazasilole derivatives, for example in accordance with WO2010/054729, diazaphosphole derivatives, for example in accordance withWO 2010/054730, and aluminium complexes, for example BAlq.

Besides the compounds according to the invention, suitablecharge-transport materials, as can be used in the hole-injection orhole-transport layer or electron-blocking layer or in theelectron-transport layer of the organic electroluminescent deviceaccording to the invention, are, for example, the compounds disclosed inY. Shirota et al., Chem. Rev. 2007, 107(4), 953-1010, or other materialsas are employed in these layers in accordance with the prior art.

Examples of preferred hole-transport materials which can be used in ahole-transport, hole-injection or electron-blocking layer in theelectroluminescent device according to the invention areindenofluorenamines and derivatives (for example in accordance with WO06/122630 or WO 06/100896), the amine derivatives disclosed in EP1661888, hexaazatriphenylene derivatives (for example in accordance withWO 01/049806), amine derivatives containing condensed aromatic rings(for example in accordance with U.S. Pat. No. 5,061,569), the aminederivatives disclosed in WO 95/09147, monobenzoindenofluorenamines (forexample in accordance with WO 08/006449) or dibenzoindenofluorenamines(for example in accordance with WO 07/140847). Furthermore suitablehole-transport and hole-injection materials are derivatives of thecompounds depicted above, as disclosed in JP 2001/226331, EP 676461, EP650955, WO 01/049806, U.S. Pat. No. 4,780,536, WO 98/30071, EP 891121,EP 1661888, JP 2006/253445, EP 650955, WO 06/073054 and U.S. Pat. No.5,061,569.

The cathode of the organic electroluminescent device preferablycomprises metals having a low work function, metal alloys ormultilayered structures comprising various metals, such as, for example,alkaline-earth metals, alkali metals, main-group metals or lanthanoids(for example Ca, Ba, Mg, Al, In, Mg, Yb, Sm, etc.). Also suitable arealloys comprising an alkali metal or alkaline-earth metal and silver,for example an alloy comprising magnesium and silver. In the case ofmultilayered structures, further metals which have a relatively highwork function, such as, for example, Ag or Al, can also be used inaddition to the said metals, in which case combinations of the metals,such as, for example, Ca/Ag, Mg/Ag or Ba/Ag, are generally used. It mayalso be preferred to introduce a thin interlayer of a material having ahigh dielectric constant between a metallic cathode and the organicsemiconductor. Suitable for this purpose are, for example, alkali metalfluorides or alkaline-earth metal fluorides, but also the correspondingoxides or carbonates (for example LiF, Li₂O, BaF₂, MgO, NaF, CsF,Cs₂CO₃, etc.). Furthermore, lithium quinolinate (LiQ) can be used forthis purpose. The layer thickness of this layer is preferably between0.5 and 5 nm.

The anode preferably comprises materials having a high work function.The anode preferably has a work function of greater than 4.5 eV vs.vacuum. Suitable for this purpose are on the one hand metals having ahigh redox potential, such as, for example, Ag, Pt or Au. On the otherhand, metal/metal oxide electrodes (for example Al/Ni/NiO_(x),Al/PtO_(x)) may also be preferred. For some applications, at least oneof the electrodes must be transparent or partially transparent in orderto facilitate either irradiation of the organic material (organic solarcells) or the coupling-out of light (OLEDs, O-lasers). Preferred anodematerials here are conductive mixed metal oxides. Particular preferenceis given to indium tin oxide (ITO) or indium zinc oxide (IZO).Preference is furthermore given to conductive, doped organic materials,in particular conductive, doped polymers.

The device is appropriately (depending on the application) structured,provided with contacts and finally sealed, since the lifetime of thedevices according to the invention is shortened in the presence of waterand/or air.

In a preferred embodiment, the organic electroluminescent deviceaccording to the invention is characterised in that one or more layersare coated by means of a sublimation process, in which the materials areapplied by vapour deposition in vacuum sublimation units at an initialpressure of less than 10⁻⁵ mbar, preferably less than 10⁻⁶ mbar.However, it is also possible here for the initial pressure to be evenlower, for example less than 10⁻⁷ mbar.

Preference is likewise given to an organic electroluminescent device,characterised in that one or more layers are coated by means of the OVPD(organic vapour phase deposition) process or with the aid of carrier-gassublimation, in which the materials are applied at a pressure of between10⁻⁵ mbar and 1 bar. A special case of this process is the OVJP (organicvapour jet printing) process, in which the materials are applieddirectly through a nozzle and are thus structured (for example M. S.Arnold et al., Appl. Phys. Lett. 2008, 92, 053301).

Preference is furthermore given to an organic electroluminescent device,characterised in that one or more layers are produced from solution,such as, for example, by spin coating, or by means of any desiredprinting process, such as, for example, screen printing, flexographicprinting, nozzle printing or offset printing, but particularlypreferably LITI (light induced thermal imaging, thermal transferprinting) or ink-jet printing. Soluble compounds of the formula (I),(II) or (III) are necessary for this purpose. High solubility can beachieved through suitable substitution of the compounds.

For the production of an organic electroluminescent device according tothe invention, it is furthermore preferred to apply one or more layersfrom solution and one or more layers by a sublimation process.

In accordance with the invention, the electronic devices comprising oneor more compounds according to the invention can be employed indisplays, as light sources in lighting applications and as light sourcesin medical and/or cosmetic applications (for example light therapy).

The following working examples serve to illustrate and explain theinvention.

WORKING EXAMPLES A) Synthesis Examples

4-Bromotoluene and diphenylamine are commercially available. Thesynthesis of diethyl 2-chloro-5-naphthalen-1-ylterephthalate isdescribed in WO 2010/012328 A1.

A-1) Variant I

Synthesis of7,7,13,13-tetramethyl-N-(7,7,13,13-tetramethyl-7,13-dihydrobenzo[g]indeno[1,2-b]fluoren-11-yl)-N-(p-tolyl)-7,13-dihydrobenzo[g]indeno[1,2-b]fluoren-11-amine(I)

(4-Methylphenyl)diphenylamine (Ia)

Besides the synthesis described here, further syntheses which aredescribed in the literature are available to the person skilled in theart. Diphenylamine (88.34 g, 520 mmol) and 4-bromotoluene (82.0 g, 470mmol) are dissolved in 900 ml of toluene. Tri-ortho-tolylphosphine (1.46g, 4.7 mmol), palladium(II) acetate (0.53 g, 2.4 mmol) and sodiumtert-butoxide (69.1 g, 700 mmol) are subsequently added to the reactionsolution, which is then heated under reflux for 3 days. The mixture isextended with toluene and dist. H₂O at room temperature, the organicphase is separated off, and the aqueous phase is extracted a number oftimes with toluene. The org. phase is dried using MgSO₄, filteredthrough AlOx and evaporated. The residue is brought to precipitationusing heptane and recrystallised from isopropanol, giving(4-methylphenyl)diphenylamine as a colourless solid (85.7 g, 70% oftheory).

The following compounds are prepared analogously:

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Bis-(4-bromophenyl)-p-tolylamine (Ib)

(4-Methylphenyl)diphenylamine (85.2 g, 330 mmol) is dissolved in 1 l ofDCM and cooled to 0° C. N-Bromosuccinimide (117 g, 660 mmol) is added insmall portions with stirring at such a rate that the reactiontemperature does not exceed 5° C. The reaction mixture is warmed to roomtemperature in an ice bath overnight. 500 ml of a 10% Na₂SO₃ solutionare then added, and the phases are separated. The aqueous phase isextracted a number of times with DCM. The organic phase is washed withdist. H₂O, dried and freed from solvent. The solid obtained isrecrystallised a number of times from 1-butanol, giving 129 g of acolourless solid (94% of theory).

4-Methyl-N,N-bis(4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-phenylaniline(Ic)

Bis-(4-bromophenyl)-p-tolylamine (128 g, 310 mmol) andbispinacolatodiborane (195 g, 770 mmol) are dissolved in 1.5 l of THF.Potassium acetate (241 g, 2460 mmol) and1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene-palladium(II) dichloride*DCM (7.52g, 9.2 mmol) are then added to the reaction solution, which is thenheated under reflux for six days. After cooling to room temperature, thebatch is extended with DCM and dist. H₂O, and the aqueous phase isextracted a number of times with DCM. The combined organic phases arewashed with dist. H₂O and, after drying using MgSO₄, filtered throughAlOx. The solvent is removed at atmospheric pressure. The solid obtainedis washed with heptane and acetonitrile, giving 110 g of a pale-greypowder (70% of theory).

Tetraethyl4′,4″′-(p-tolylazandiyl)bis(4-(naphthalen-1-yl)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2,5-dicarboxylate)

4-Methyl-N,N-bis(4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)phenylaniline(110 g, 215 mmol) and diethyl 2-chloro-5-naphthalen-1-ylterephthalate(189 g, 495 mmol) are dissolved in 1.2 l of toluene, andtetrakis-(triphenylphosphine)palladium (4.97 g, 4.3 mmol) and2-dicyclohexylphosphino-2′,6′-dimethoxybiphenyl (3.53 g, 8.6 mmol) areadded. Tetraethylammonium hydroxide (20% in H₂O) (450 ml, 645 mmol) issubsequently added to the reaction solution. The batch is heated underreflux for seven hours, cooled to room temperature and extended withdist. H₂O. After phase separation, the aqueous phase is extracted anumber of times with toluene. The combined organic phases are washedwith dist. H₂O, dried over MgSO₄ and filtered through AlOx. The organicphase is evaporated to give a dark-orange viscous oil and purified bychromatography (silica gel, heptane/THF 85:15), giving 147 g (72% oftheory) of tetraethyl4′,4′″-(p-tolylazandiyl)bis(4-(naphthalen-1-yl)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2,5-dicarboxylate)in the form of an intensely yellow solid.

The following compounds are prepared analogously:

Terephthalic Boronic acid acid ester ester derivative Product Yield

69% as above

76% as above

74% as above

68%

The following compound can be prepared analogously:

Terephthalic acid Boronic acid ester ester derivative Product

2-[4′-{[2′,5′-Bis-(1-hydroxy-1-methylethyl)-4′-naphthalen-1-ylbiphenyl-4-yl]-p-tolylamino}-5-(1-hydroxy-1-methylethyl)-4-naphthalen-1-yl-biphenyl-2-yl]propan-2-ol(Ie)

Tetraethyl4′,4′″-(p-tolylazandiyl)bis(4-(naphthalen-1-yl)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2,5-dicarboxylate)(147 g, 154 mmol) is dissolved in 750 ml of THF, and methylmagnesiumchloride (20% solution in THF) (617 ml, 1700 mmol) is added at 0° C. Thereaction solution is allowed to warm to room temperature in an ice bathovernight. The batch is carefully hydrolysed using saturated NH₄Clsolution and neutralised using 4% hydrochloric acid. The mixture isextended with dist. H₂O and extracted thoroughly with toluene. Thecombined organic phases are washed a number of times with dist. H₂O andonce with NaHCO₃ solution and dried over MgSO₄. After removal of thesolvent in vacuo, a pale-beige solid is obtained. This is washed with aheptane/isopropanol mixture, giving 136 g (98% of theory) of2-[4′-{[2′,5′-bis-(1-hydroxy-1-methylethyl)-4′-naphthalen-1-ylbiphenyl-4-yl]-p-tolylamino}-5-(1-hydroxy-1-methylethyl)-4-naphthalen-1-ylbiphenyl-2-yl]propan-2-olas a colourless solid.

7,7,13,13-Tetramethyl-N-(7,7,13,13-tetramethyl-7,13-dihydrobenzo[g]-indeno[1,2-b]fluoren-11-yl)-N-(p-tolyl)-7,13-dihydrobenzo[g]indeno-[1,2-b]fluoren-11-amine(I) (Synthesis Example 1)

2-[4′-{[2′,5′-Bis-(1-hydroxy-1-methylethyl)-4′-naphthalen-1-ylbiphenyl-4-yl]-p-tolylamino}-5-(1-hydroxy-1-methylethyl)-4-naphthalen-1-ylbiphenyl-2-yl]-propan-2-ol(135 g, 151 mmol) is dissolved in 1.3 l of DCM, and methanesulfonic acid(69 ml, 1060 mmol) and polyphosphoric acid (156 g, 1350 mmol) are addedat −20° C. The reaction solution is allowed to warm to room temperatureovernight. The yellow solid which precipitates is filtered off andpurified by Soxhlett extraction and subsequent sublimation, giving 47.4g of a yellow solid (38% of theory).

The following compounds are prepared analogously:

Synthesis Example Structure Yield 2

44% 3

42% 4

39% 5

34%

The following compound can be prepared analogously:

Synthesis Example Structure 6

A-2) Variant II

7,7,13,13-Tetramethyl-5-phenyl-7,13-dihydrobenzo[g]indeno[1,2-b]-fluorene(IIa)

12.8 g (103 mmol) of benzeneboronic acid, 37.7 g (86 mmol) of5-bromo-7,7,13,13-tetramethyl-7,13-dihydrobenzo[g]indeno[1,2-b]fluoreneand 29.7 g (215 mmol) of K₂CO₃ are suspended in 500 ml of toluene/water(1:1). 0.99 g (0.86 mmol) of tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium isadded to this suspension, and the reaction mixture is heated underreflux for 16 h. After cooling, the reaction mixture is diluted withethyl acetate, the organic phase is separated off, washed three timeswith 100 ml of water and subsequently evaporated to dryness. Afterfiltration of the crude product through silica gel with toluene, theresidue which remains is recrystallised from heptane/toluene. The yieldis 29.2 g (78% of theory).

The following compounds are prepared analogously:

Starting Starting material 1 material 2 Product Yield

74%

69%

79%

73%

67%

59%

81%

11-Bromo-7,7,13,13-tetramethyl-5-phenyl-7,13-dihydrobenzo[g]-indeno[1,2-b]fluorene(IIb)

29.2 g (67 mmol) of7,7,13,13-tetramethyl-5-phenyl-7,13-dihydrobenzo-[g]indeno[1,2-b]fluorene(IIa) are dissolved in 500 ml of CHCl₃, and 10.8 g (67 mmol) of bromine,dissolved in 500 ml of CHCl₃, are slowly added at −10° C. When thereaction is complete, water is added, the organic phase is separatedoff, dried and evaporated. The crude product is subsequently washed bystirring a number of times with hot heptane/toluene (5:1). Yield: 30.5 g(89%) of the product as a white solid.

The following compounds are prepared analogously:

Starting material 1 Product Yield

83%

75%

81%

62%

72%

44%

87%

7,7,13,13-Tetramethyl-5-phenyl-N,N-di-p-tolyl-7,13-dihydrobenzo-[g]indeno[1,2-b]fluoren-11-amine(II) (Synthesis Example 7)

9.74 g of di-p-tolylamine (49.4 mmol),11-bromo-7,7,13,13-tetramethyl-5-phenyl-7,13-dihydrobenzo[g]indeno[1,2-b]fluorene(IIb) (41.1 mmol) are dissolved in 500 ml of toluene. The solution isdegassed and saturated with argon. 2.5 ml (2.5 mmol) of a 1 Mtri-tert-butylphosphine solution and 0.355 g (1.23 mmol) ofpalladium(II) acetate are then added. 11.9 g of sodium tert-butoxide(124 mmol) are subsequently added. The reaction mixture is heated at theboil for 12 h under a protective-gas atmosphere. Water is subsequentlyadded to the mixture, the organic phase is washed three times withwater, dried over Na₂SO₄ and evaporated in a rotary evaporator. Afterfiltration of the crude product through silica gel with toluene, theresidue which remains is recrystallised from heptane/toluene and finallysublimed in a high vacuum. The purity is 99.9%. The yield is 15.2 g (58%of theory).

The following compounds are prepared analogously:

Starting Ex. Starting material 1 material 2 Product Yield  8

69%  9

78% 10

72% 11

83% 12

76% 13

67% 14

75% 15

81% 16

58% 17

73% 18

61% 19

68% 20

72% 21

81% 22

79% 23

77% 24

64% 25

77% 26

84% 27

72% 28

68% 29

81% 30

79% 31

73% 32

77% 33

82% 34

77% 35

65% 36

79%

A-3) Variant III

III-1) Synthesis of Building Blocks (i)

General Reaction Scheme:

Ethyl 1-(9,9-dimethyl-9H-fluoren-2-yl)-2-naphthoate (i-a)

Methyl 1-bromonaphthalene-2-carboxylate (150 g, 563 mmol),9,9-dimethyl-9H-fluoren-2-ylboronic ester (148.9 g, 619 mmol) andpotassium phosphate monohydrate (286 g, 1.182 mol) are dissolved in amixture of 1.2 l of toluene and 1 l of water, and palladium acetate(1.28 g, 5.6 mmol) and tri-ortho-tolylphosphine (3.5 g, 11.3 mmol) areadded. The batch is heated under reflux overnight, cooled to roomtemperature and extended with dist. water. After phase separation, theaqueous phase is extracted a number of times with toluene. The combinedorganic phases are washed with dist. water, dried over magnesium sulfateand filtered through aluminium oxide. The organic phase is evaporated toan orange oil, giving 213 g of product (99% of theory).

Ethyl 1-(7-bromo-9,9-dimethyl-9H-fluoren-2-yl)-2-naphthoate (i-b)

(i-a) (122 g, 295 mmol) is dissolved in 1 l of chloroform and cooled to0° C. A dibromine solution (14.4 ml, 280 mmol) in 0.5 l of chloroform isadded dropwise with stirring at such a rate that the reactiontemperature does not exceed 5° C. The reaction mixture is warmed to roomtemperature in an ice bath overnight. 500 ml of a 10% sodium thiosulfatesolution are added, and the phases are separated. After phaseseparation, the aqueous phase is extracted a number of times withchloroform. The combined organic phases are washed with dist. water,dried over magnesium sulfate and filtered through aluminium oxide. Theorganic phase is evaporated to a colourless oil, giving 128 g of product(95% of theory).

2-(1-(7-Bromo-9,9-dimethyl-9H-fluoren-2-yl)naphthalen-2-yl)propan-2-ol(i-c)

(i-b) (80 g, 175 mmol) and cerium(III) chloride (48 g, 247 mmol) aredissolved in 800 ml of THF, and methylmagnesium chloride (3 M solutionin THF) (146 ml, 437 mmol) is added at 0° C. The reaction solution isallowed to warm to room temperature in an ice bath overnight. The batchis carefully hydrolysed using saturated NH₄Cl solution and neutralisedusing 4% hydrochloric acid. The mixture is extended with dist. water andextracted thoroughly with toluene. The combined organic phases arewashed a number of times with dist. water and once with sodiumhydrogencarbonate solution and dried over magnesium sulfate. Afterremoval of the solvent in vacuo, a pale-beige solid is obtained. This isrecrystallised from a heptane/toluene mixture, giving 69 g (86% oftheory) as a colourless solid.

11-Bromo-7,7,13,13-tetramethyl-7,13-dihydrobenzo[g]indeno[1,2-b]-fluorene(i)

(i-c) (61 g, 133 mmol) is dissolved in 300 ml of DCM, andmethanesulfonic acid (60 ml, 933 mmol) and polyphosphoric acid (91 g,933 mmol) are added at 0° C. The reaction solution is allowed to warm toroom temperature overnight. The mixture is extended with ethanol andevaporated. The residue is dissolved in toluene, washed with NaOHsolution and dist. water and dried over magnesium sulfate. After removalof the solvent in vacuo, the solid is recrystallised from ethanol,giving 55 g of a yellow solid (93% of theory).

The following compounds are prepared analogously:

Yield Starting material 1 Product (4 steps)

68%

59%

64%

74%

III-2) Synthesis of Building Block (ii-1)

General Reaction Scheme:

Methyl 1-phenylnaphthalene-2-carboxylate (ii-a)

Methyl 1-bromonaphthalene-2-carboxylate (70.0 g, 264 mmol),phenylboronic acid (38.6 g, 317 mmol) and potassium phosphatemonohydrate (182 g, 792 mmol) are dissolved in a mixture of 0.2 l oftoluene, 0.2 l of dioxane and 0.2 l of water, and palladium acetate(1.18 g, 5.3 mmol) and tri-ortho-tolylphosphine (3.2 g, 10.6 mmol) areadded. The batch is heated under reflux overnight, cooled to roomtemperature and extended with dist. water. After phase separation, theaqueous phase is extracted a number of times with toluene. The combinedorganic phases are washed with dist. water, dried over magnesium sulfateand filtered through aluminium oxide. The organic phase is evaporated toan orange oil, giving 69 g of product (99% of theory).

2-(1-Phenylnaphthalen-2-yl)propan-2-ol (ii-b)

(ii-a) (69 g, 264 mmol) and cerium(III) chloride (71 g, 291 mmol) aredissolved in 500 ml of THF, and methylmagnesium chloride (3 M solutionin THF) (308 ml, 925 mmol) is added at 0° C. The reaction solution isallowed to warm to room temperature in an ice bath overnight. The batchis carefully hydrolysed using saturated NH₄Cl solution and neutralisedusing 4% hydrochloric acid. The mixture is extended with dist. water andextracted thoroughly with toluene. The combined organic phases arewashed a number of times with dist. water and once with sodiumhydrogencarbonate solution and dried over magnesium sulfate. Afterremoval of the solvent in vacuo, a pale-beige solid is obtained. This isrecrystallised from a heptane/toluene mixture, giving 52 g (75% oftheory) as a colourless solid.

7,7-Dimethyl-7H-benzo[c]fluorene (ii-1)

(ii-b) (52 g, 198 mmol) is dissolved in 500 ml of DCM, andmethanesulfonic acid (64 ml, 991 mmol) and polyphosphoric acid (77 g,793 mmol) are added at 0° C. The reaction solution is allowed to warm toroom temperature overnight. The mixture is extended with ethanol andevaporated. The residue is dissolved in toluene, washed with NaOHsolution and dist. water and dried over magnesium sulfate. After removalof the solvent in vacuo, the solid is recrystallised from ethanol,giving 44 g of a yellow solid (91% of theory).

III-3) Synthesis of Building Block (ii-2)

Diphenyl(1-phenylnaphthalen-2-yl)methanol (ii-c)

(ii-a) (35 g, 133 mmol) and cerium(III) chloride (36 g, 146 mmol) aredissolved in 250 ml of THF, and phenylmagnesium chloride (3 M solutionin THF) (150 ml, 450 mmol) is added at 0° C. The reaction solution isallowed to warm to room temperature in an ice bath overnight. The batchis carefully hydrolysed using saturated NH₄Cl solution and neutralisedusing 4% hydrochloric acid. The mixture is extended with dist. water andextracted thoroughly with toluene. The combined organic phases arewashed a number of times with dist. water and once with sodiumhydrogencarbonate solution and dried over magnesium sulfate. Afterremoval of the solvent in vacuo, a pale-beige solid is obtained. This isrecrystallised from heptane/toluene, giving 41 g (80% of theory) as acolourless solid.

Building block (ii-2) is synthesised analogously to (ii-1), with a yieldof 88%.

III-4) Synthesis of Building Block (ii-3)

7H-Benzo[c]fluorene is synthesised in accordance with the followingliterature procedure: Organic Letters, 2009, Vol. 11, No. 20, 4588-4591

Synthesis of (ii-3)

7H-Benzo[c]fluorene (38 g, 176 mmol), 1,5-dibromopentane (40.5 g, 176mmol) and tetrabutylammonium bromide (32.3 g, 100 mmol) are dissolved in0.5 l of toluene. 0.5 l of 3 M NaOH solution is added, and the reactionmixture is boiled under reflux overnight. The reaction mixture is cooledto room temperature, the phases are separated, the aqueous phase isextracted three times with toluene. The organic phase is washed withdist. water, dried and freed from solvent. The solid obtained isrecrystallised from toluene/heptane, giving 31 g of a colourless solid(62% of theory).

III-5) Synthesis of Building Block (iii)

5-Bromo-7,7-dimethyl-7H-benzo[c]fluorene (iii-a)

(ii-1) (38.2 g, 156 mmol) is dissolved in 0.3 l of chloroform and cooledto 0° C. A dibromine solution (117 g, 660 mmol) in 0.2 l of chloroformis added dropwise with stirring at such a rate that the reactiontemperature does not exceed 5° C. The reaction mixture is warmed to roomtemperature in an ice bath overnight. 200 ml of a 10% sodium thiosulfatesolution are added, and the phases are separated. The aqueous phase isextracted a number of times with DCM. The organic phase is washed withdist. water, dried and freed from solvent. The solid obtained isrecrystallised from toluene/heptane, giving 50 g of a colourless solid(99% of theory).

7,7-Dimethyl-5-phenyl-7H-benzo[c]fluorene (iii-b)

(ii-a) (28.5 g, 88 mmol), phenylboronic acid (13.2 g, 106 mmol) andpotassium carbonate (30.5 g, 220 mmol) are dissolved in a mixture of 150ml of toluene and 150 ml of water, andtetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (1.02 g, 0.9 mmol) is added. Thebatch is heated under reflux overnight, cooled to room temperature andextended with dist. water. After phase separation, the aqueous phase isextracted a number of times with toluene. The combined organic phasesare washed with dist. water, dried over magnesium sulfate and filteredthrough AlOx and silica gel. The organic phase is evaporated, and theresultant solid is washed with ethanol, giving 25.9 g (92% of theory) ofproduct.

9-Bromo-7,7-dimethyl-5-phenyl-7H-benzo[c]fluorene (iii)

(iii-b) (25.8 g, 81 mmol) is dissolved in 0.15 l of chloroform andcooled to 0° C. A dibromine solution (13.6 g, 85 mmol) in 0.1 l ofchloroform is added dropwise with stirring at such a rate that thereaction temperature does not exceed 5° C. The reaction mixture iswarmed to room temperature in an ice bath overnight. 100 ml of a 10%sodium thiosulfate solution are added, and the phases are separated. Theaqueous phase is extracted a number of times with DCM. The organic phaseis washed with dist. water, dried and freed from solvent. The solidobtained is recrystallised from-toluene/heptane, giving 22 g of acolourless solid (62% of theory).

The following compounds are prepared analogously:

Starting material ii Boronic acid Yield or analogue Ar—B(OH)₂ Product(iii analogue) (3 steps)

66%

65%

70%

61%

53%

61%

37%

64%

31%

50%

54%

34%

58%

III-6) Synthesis of Building Blocks (iv)

General Reaction Scheme:

N-Phenyl-7,7,13,13-tetramethyl-7,13-dihydrobenzo[g]indeno[1,2-b]-fluoren-11-amine(iv)

i (37 g, 84.2 mmol) and aniline (8.6 g, 92.6 mmol) are dissolved in 500ml of toluene. The solution is degassed and saturated with argon. 4.1 g(5.1 mmol) of Pd(dppf)Cl₂ are then added. 24.3 g of sodium tert-butoxide(253 mmol) are subsequently added. The reaction mixture is heated at theboil for 12 h under a protective-gas atmosphere. Water is subsequentlyadded to the mixture, the organic phase is washed three times withwater, dried over Na₂SO₄ and evaporated in a rotary evaporator. Afterfiltration of the crude product through silica gel with toluene, theresidue which remains is recrystallised from heptane/toluene. The yieldis 31 g (77% of theory).

Starting material i or analogue Amine Product iv analogue Yield

58%

72%

62%

51%

63%

39%

57%

59%

64%

32%

61%

64%

68%

39%

65%

58%

52%

66%

46%

72%

64%

33%

54%

47%

41%

III-7) Synthesis of Target Compounds (III)

General Reaction Scheme:

7,7,13,13-Tetramethyl-N-(7,7-dimethyl-5-phenyl-7H-benzo[c]fluoren-9-yl)-N-phenyl-7,13-dihydrobenzo[g]indeno[1,2-b]fluoren-11-amine(III) Synthesis Example 37

iv (20 g, 44.3 mmol) and iii (18.6 g, 46.5 mmol) are dissolved in 500 mlof toluene. The solution is degassed and saturated with argon. 2.5 ml(2.5 mmol) of a 1 M tri-tert-butylphosphine solution and 0.355 g (1.23mmol) of palladium(II) acetate are then added. 11.9 g of sodiumtert-butoxide (124 mmol) are subsequently added. The reaction mixture isheated at the boil for 12 h under a protective-gas atmosphere. Water issubsequently added to the mixture, the organic phase is washed threetimes with water, dried over Na₂SO₄ and evaporated in a rotaryevaporator. After filtration of the crude product through silica gelwith toluene, the residue which remains is recrystallised fromheptane/toluene and finally sublimed in a high vacuum. The purity is99.9%. The yield is 21 g (62% of theory).

The following compounds are prepared analogously:

Starting material iv Starting material iii Ex. or analogue or analogue38

39

40

41

42

43

44

45

46

47

48

49

50

Ex. Product III analogue Yield 38

74% 39

81% 40

69% 41

75% 42

52% 43

58% 44

33% 45

79% 46

54% 47

81% 48

44% 49

63% 50

71%

B) Device Examples: Production of OLEDs

OLEDs according to the invention and OLEDs in accordance with the priorart are produced by a general process in accordance with WO 04/058911,which is adapted to the circumstances described here (layer-thicknessvariation, materials).

The data for various OLEDs are presented in the following examples (seeTables 1 to 3). The substrates used are glass plates coated withstructured ITO (indium tin oxide) in a thickness of 50 nm. The OLEDshave in principle the following layer structure: substrate/buffer (20nm)/hole-injection layer (HIL, 5 nm)/hole-transport layer (HTL, 30nm)/emission layer (EML, 20 nm)/electron-transport layer (ETL, 30nm)/electron-injection layer (LiQ 1 nm) and finally a cathode. Thecathode is formed by an aluminium layer with a thickness of 100 nm. Alayer of Clevios P VP Al 4083 (purchased from Heraeus Clevios GmbH,Leverkusen) with a thickness of 20 nm is applied as buffer by spincoating. All remaining materials are applied by thermal vapourdeposition in a vacuum chamber. The structure of EML and ETL of theOLEDs is shown in Table 1. The materials used are shown in Table 3.

The emission layer (EML) always consists of at least one matrix material(host=H) and an emitting dopant (dopant=D), which is admixed with thematrix material in a certain proportion by volume by co-evaporation. Anexpression such as H1:D1 (95%:5%) here means that material H1 is presentin the layer in a proportion by volume of 95% and D1 is present in thelayer in a proportion of 5%. Analogously, the electron-transport layermay also consist of a mixture of two materials.

The OLEDs are characterised by standard methods. For this purpose, theelectroluminescence spectra are recorded, the current efficiency(measured in cd/A) and the external quantum efficiency (EQE, measured inpercent) as a function of the luminous density are calculated fromcurrent/voltage/luminous density characteristic lines (IULcharacteristic lines) assuming Lambert emission characteristics, andfinally the lifetime of the components is determined. Theelectroluminescence spectra are recorded at a luminous density of 1000cd/m², and the CIE 1931 x and y colour coordinates are calculatedtherefrom. The expression EQE @ 1000 cd/m² denotes the external quantumefficiency at an operating luminous density of 1000 cd/m². The lifetimeLT50 @ 60 mA/cm² is the time which passes until the initial luminance(cd/m²) at a current density of 60 mA/cm² has dropped to half. The dataobtained for the various OLEDs are summarised in Table 2.

Use of Compounds According to the Invention as Dopants in FluorescentOLEDs

Compounds according to the invention are particularly suitable as bluefluorescent dopants. The comparative dopants used are dopants V-D1 andV-D2 known from the prior art (WO 2006/108497 and WO 2008/006449).Dopants D3, D4, D5, D6 and D7 are measured as examples according to theinvention.

TABLE 1 Structure of the OLEDs EML ETL Ex. Thickness/nm Thickness /nm V1H1(95%):V-D1(5%) 20 nm ETM1(50%):LiQ(50%) 30 nm V2 H3(95%):V-D1(5%) 20nm ETM1(50%):LiQ(50%) 30 nm V3 H1(95%):V-D2(5%) 20 nm ETM1(50%):LiQ(50%)30 nm V4 H3(95%):V-D2(5%) 20 nm ETM1(50%):LiQ(50%) 30 nm E5H1(95%):D3(5%) 20 nm ETM1(50%):LiQ(50%) 30 nm E6 H2(95%)D3(5%) 20 nmETM1(50%):LiQ(50%) 30 nm E7 H1(95%):D4(5%) 20 nm ETM1(50%):LiQ(50%) 30nm E8 H3(95%):D4(5%) 20 nm ETM1(50%):LiQ(50%) 30 nm E9 H1(95%):D5(5%) 20nm ETM1(50%):LiQ(50%) 30 nm E10 H2(95%)D5(5%) 20 nm ETM1(50%):LiQ(50%)30 nm E11 H1(95%):D6(5%) 20 nm ETM1(50%):LiQ(50%) 30 nm E12H3(95%):VD6(5%) 20 nm ETM1(50%):LiQ(50%) 30 nm E13 H1(95%):D7(5%) 20 nmETM1(50%):LiQ(50%) 30 nm

TABLE 2 Data for the OLEDs EQE LT50 @ @ 1000 cd/m² 60 mA/cm² CIE Ex. %[h] x y V1 2.4 110 0.16 0.09 V2 2.3 120 0.16 0.10 V3 2.6 260 0.15 0.17V4 2.5 280 0.15 0.18 E5 6.2 560 0.14 0.10 E6 6.4 620 0.14 0.11 E7 6.9580 0.14 0.12 E8 7.1 600 0.14 0.13 E9 6.5 560 0.13 0.10 E10 6.8 610 0.130.11 E11 5.2 450 0.13 0.08 E12 5.6 510 0.14 0.09 E13 6.7 420 0.14 0.08

TABLE 3 Structures of the materials used

HIL1

HTL

ETM1

LiQ

H1

H2

H3

V-D1

V-D2

D3

D4

D5

D6

D7

The results show that efficient OLEDs (external quantum efficiency)having a long lifetime (LT50) can be obtained with the compoundsaccording to the invention, with deep-blue emission.

By comparison, dopants V-D1 and V-D2 known from the prior art exhibitsignificantly worse values for the efficiency and the lifetime.

The invention claimed is:
 1. A compound of formula (I-1) or (III-1):

wherein Ar¹ is on each occurrence, identically or differently, selectedfrom the group consisting of phenyl, naphthyl, anthracenyl,phenanthrenyl, pyrenyl, triphenylenyl, chrysenyl, biphenyl, terphenyl,fluorenyl, spirobifluorenyl, carbazolyl, dibenzofuranyl,dibenzothiophenyl or silafluorenyl, each of which is optionallysubstituted by one or more radicals R¹; R¹ is on each occurrence,identically or differently, H, D, F, Cl, Br, I, C(═O)R², CN, Si(R²)₃,N(R²)₂, NO₂, P(═O)(R²)₂, S(═O)R², S(═O)₂R², a straight-chain alkyl,alkoxy, or thioalkyl group having 1 to 20 C atoms or a branched orcyclic alkyl, alkoxy, or thioalkyl group having 3 to 20 C atoms or analkenyl or alkynyl group having 2 to 20 C atoms, each of which isoptionally substituted by one or more radicals R² and wherein one ormore CH₂ groups is optionally replaced by —R²C═CR²—, —C≡C—, Si(R²)₂,C═O, C═S, C═NR², —C(═O)O—, —C(═O)NR²—, NR², P(═O)(R²), —O—, —S—, SO, orSO₂ and wherein one or more H atoms is optionally replaced by D, F, Cl,Br, I, CN, or NO₂, an aromatic or heteroaromatic ring system having 5 to30 aromatic ring atoms optionally substituted by one or more radicalsR², or an aryloxy or heteroaryloxy group having 5 to 30 aromatic ringatoms optionally substituted by one or more radicals R², and wherein twoor more radicals R¹ optionally define a ring with one another; R² is oneach occurrence, identically or differently, H, D, F, Cl, Br, I,C(═O)R³, CN, Si(R³)₃, N(R³)₂, NO₂, P(═O)(R³)₂, S(═O)R³, S(═O)₂R³, astraight-chain alkyl, alkoxy, or thioalkyl group having 1 to 20 C atomsor a branched or cyclic alkyl, alkoxy, or thioalkyl group having 3 to 20C atoms or an alkenyl or alkynyl group having 2 to 20 C atoms, each ofwhich is optionally substituted by one or more radicals R³ and whereinone or more CH₂ groups is optionally replaced by —R³C═CR³—, —C≡C—,Si(R³)₂, C═O, C═S, C═NR³, —C(═O)O—, —C(═O)NR³—, NR³, P(═O)(R³), —O—,—S—, SO, or SO₂ and wherein one or more H atoms in the above-mentionedgroups is optionally replaced by D, F, Cl, Br, I, CN, or NO₂, anaromatic or heteroaromatic ring system having 5 to 30 aromatic ringatoms optionally substituted by one or more radicals R³, or an aryloxyor heteroaryloxy group having 5 to 30 aromatic ring atoms optionallysubstituted by one or more radicals R³, and wherein two or more radicalsR² optionally define a ring system with one another; R³ is on eachoccurrence, identically or differently, H, D, F, or an aliphatic,aromatic, or heteroaromatic organic radical having 1 to 20 C atoms,wherein one or more H atoms is optionally replaced by D or F; andwherein two or more radicals R³ optionally define a ring system with oneanother; X is C(R¹)₂; and m, n, o, p, q, and r are on each occurrence,identically or differently, 0 or 1; wherein when any one of m, n, o, p,q and r is 0, a group R¹ is bonded instead at the relevant positions towhich the corresponding group X is bonded; and wherein the sum of m andn is 1, and the sum of o and p is 1, and the sum of q and r is
 1. 2. Thecompound of claim 1, wherein R¹ is on each occurrence, identically ordifferently, H, D, F, CN, Si(R²)₃, a straight-chain alkyl group having 1to 8 C atoms, or a branched or cyclic alkyl group having 3 to 8 C atoms,wherein the alkyl groups are optionally substituted by one or moreradicals R² and wherein one or more CH₂ groups is optionally replaced by—C≡C—, —R²C═CR²—, Si(R²)₂, C═O, or —O—, or an aryl or heteroaryl grouphaving 6 to 16 aromatic ring atoms optionally substituted by one or moreradicals R².
 3. An oligomer, polymer, or dendrimer comprising one ormore compounds of claim 1, wherein the bond(s) to the polymer, oligomeror dendrimer are located at any desired positions in formulae (I-1) or(III-1) which are substituted by R¹ or R².
 4. A formulation comprisingat least one polymer, oligomer, or dendrimer of claim 3 and at least onesolvent.
 5. An electronic device selected from the group consisting oforganic integrated circuits, organic field-effect transistors, organicthin-film transistors, organic light-emitting transistors, organic solarcells, organic optical detectors, organic photoreceptors, organicfield-quench devices, light-emitting electrochemical cells, organiclaser diodes, and organic electroluminescent devices, wherein saidelectronic device comprises at least one polymer, oligomer or dendrimerof claim
 3. 6. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein said electronicdevice is an organic electroluminescent device and said at least onepolymer, oligomer or dendrimer is employed as emitting material in anemitting layer.
 7. A formulation comprising at least one compound ofclaim 1 and at least one solvent.
 8. An electronic device selected fromthe group consisting of organic integrated circuits, organicfield-effect transistors, organic thin-film transistors, organiclight-emitting transistors, organic solar cells, organic opticaldetectors, organic photoreceptors, organic field-quench devices,light-emitting electrochemical cells, organic laser diodes, and organicelectroluminescent devices, wherein said electronic device comprises atleast one compound of claim
 1. 9. The electronic device of claim 8,wherein said electronic device is an organic electroluminescent devicesand said at least one compound is employed as emitting material in anemitting layer.
 10. A process for preparing the compound of claim 1,wherein one or more organometallic coupling processes is employed.